The UTSA Roadrunners and the FAU Owls meet in week 8 college football action from FAU Stadium on Saturday.

UTSA Wins Back-To-Back Blowouts

The UTSA Roadrunners got back to .500 in their last game thanks to a 41-20 win over UAB in their last matchup. Frank Harris has thrown for 932 yards, 7 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 64.7% passing while Kevorian Barnes has a team-high 413 rushing yards with 4 TDs and Robert Henry has 306 rushing yards with 4 TDs. Joshua Cephus has a team-high 45 recpetions for 441 yards and 6 touchdowns while Tykee Ogle-Kellogg has 307 receiving yards with 3 TDs and Devin McCuin has 262 receiving yards on the year. On defense, Martavius French has a team-high 33 total tackles while Trey Moore leads the Roadrunners with 7.5 sacks this season. As a unit, UTSA has combined for 19 sacks and 2 interceptions this season.

UTSA Roadrunners Team Facts

• UTSA has won each of its last 12 games against conference opponents.
• UTSA has covered the spread in six of its last seven games against conference opponents.
• UTSA has won the first half in eight of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
• Nine of UTSA’s last 11 October games as a favorite against non-AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

FAU Routs USF

The FAU Owls come into this game fresh off of their 56-14 beatdown victory over USF in their last game. Daniel Richardson has thrown for 902 yards, 5 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 65.1% passing while Larry McCammon has a team-high 442 rushing yards with 4 touchdowns and LaJohntay Wester has a team-high 62 receptions for 622 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tony Johnson also has 274 receiving yards and another three Owls have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. Jackson Ambush has a team-high 45 total tackles while Marlon Bradley has a team-high 3 sacks and Jarron Morris has a pair of interceptions. As a unit, FAU has combined for 14 sacks and 5 interceptions this season.

Florida Atlantic Owls Team Facts

• Florida Atlantic has won each of its last seven home games in October.
• Florida Atlantic has covered the spread in five of its last six games as an underdog against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Florida Atlantic has won the first quarter in six of its last eight home games against conference opponents.
• Six of Florida Atlantic’s last seven October games as an underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m not rushing to the window to bet this game, but I’ll lean towards UTSA here. The Roadrunners are showing signs of looking like the UTSA of old as they’ve started to put together solid defensive performances as of late, and I just think that they’re more trustworthy in their current form than FAU who had a nice offensive showing against USF but prior to that, hadn’t scored more than 20 points in any of their prior games against FBS opposition. I’ll lay it and play it with the Roadrunners on the road here.