UCONN Huskies (1-9) vs. UCF Knights (6-4)
November 20, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: UCF Knights -30.5 / UCONN Huskies +30.5; Over/Under: -56.5
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The UCF Knights and UConn Huskies square off Saturday night in week 12 AAC college football action at the Bounce House. The UConn Huskies need a win to rebound from a 1-9 record. The UCF Knights look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The UConn Huskies are 0-5 SU on the road this season. Steven Krajewski is completing 55.9 percent of his passes for 964 yards, 6 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Keelan Marion and Aaron Turner have combined for 653 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns, while Kevens Clercius has 17 receptions. The UConn Huskies ground game is averaging 99.8 yards per contest, and Nathan Carter leads the way with 488 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, UConn is allowing 36.8 points and 441.9 yards per game. Jackson Mitchell leads the UConn Huskies with 97 tackles, Travis Jones has 3.5 sacks and Jeremy Lucien has 2 interceptions.
The UCF Knights have won all five home games this season. Mikey Keene is completing 62.6 percent of his passes for 1,263 yards, 13 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Ryan O’Keefe and Brandon Johnson have combined for 1,059 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns, while Jaylon Robinson has 14 receptions. The UCF Knights ground game is averaging 181.5 yards per contest, and Isaiah Bowser leads the way with 549 yards and 7 touchdowns. Defensively, UCF is allowing 27.2 points and 380.9 yards per game. Bryson Armstrong leads the UCF Knights with 77 tackles, Big Kat Bryant has 4.5 sacks and Dyllon Lester has 2 interceptions.
The Huskies are 16-35-2 ATS in their last 53 road games and 26-55-2 ATS in their last 83 games overall. The Knights are 4-9 ATS in their last 13 home games and 3-9 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Huskies last 5 games on grass. The over is 7-3 in Knights last 10 games overall. The road team is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The UConn Huskies have a ton of issues obviously, but they’ve been a lot more competitive this season, which includes a few games they could have won and covering five of their last six as an underdog. The UCF Knights are tough at home, but they’re not nearly as good as they’ve been in past years and offenses can move the ball on their defense, especially against the run. This is just a lot of points to give a UConn team that has found ways to hang around this year. It’s also a potential look ahead spot for UCF with rival USF on deck. Give me the points.
