The UCF Knights and Kansas Jayhawks meet Saturday in week 6 college football action at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

UCF Knights Betting Preview 

The UCF Knights look for their second road game to improve to 4-2 on the season. UCF has won 5 of its last 8 road games. Timmy McClain is completing 61 percent of his passes for 872 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kobe Hudson and Javon Baker have combined for 800 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while RJ Harvey has 8 receptions. The UCF Knights ground game is averaging 255.6 yards per contest, and Johnny Richardson leads the way with 394 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, UCF is allowing 23.2 points and 366.8 yards per game. Jason Johnson leads the UCF Knights with 44 tackles, Tre’mon Morris-Brash has 5 sacks and Corey Thornton has 2 interceptions.

UCF Knights Team Facts

• UCF has won five of its last six October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• UCF has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games against conference opponents.
• UCF has won the first half in 20 of its last 26 road games against conference opponents.
• UCF has won the first quarter in three of its last four games against conference opponents.
• Ten of UCF’s last 11 road games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Kansas Jayhawks Betting Preview

The Kansas Jayhawks look to remain unbeaten at home to improve to 5-1 on the year. Kansas has won 7 of its last 9 home games. Jalon Daniels is completing 74.7 percent of his passes for 705 yards, 5 touchdowns and 1 interception. Lawrence Arnold and Luke Grimm have combined for 428 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Quentin Skinner has 12 receptions. The Kansas Jayhawks ground game is averaging 199.2 yards per contest, and Devin Neal leads the way with 439 yards and 5 touchdowns. Defensively, Kansas is allowing 26.2 points and 369.6 yards per game. Kenny Logan Jr. leads the Kansas Jayhawks with 31 tackles, Jereme Robinson has 4.5 sacks and Kwinton Lassiter has 2 interceptions.

Kansas Jayhawks Team Facts

• The favorite has won each of Kansas’ last 13 games.
• The home team has covered the spread in each of Kansas’ last four games.
• Kansas has lost the first half in 24 of its last 27 home games against conference opponents.
• Each of Kansas’ last four home games in October have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Kansas ranked 21st among FBS teams for points per game last season (35.6).
• Kansas ranked T21st among FBS teams for Q2 win percentage last season (.615).
• UCF ranked T8th among FBS teams for Q4 points per game last season (9.9).
• UCF was one of only 17 FBS teams with a better road winning percentage (.800) than home winning percentage (.714) last season (min. 8 games).

Randy’s Pick

UCF has the offensive firepower to steal this game on the road, but its defense is starting to slip, and it’s played a massive role in losses to Kansas State and Baylor. I’m not going to overreact to Kansas’ effort against Texas because Texas is one of the best teams in the country and Jalon Daniels didn’t play. Assuming Daniels is good to go here, I have to lay the field goal with the Jayhawks. Outside of last week’s effort, Kansas has been explosive and is still a top-50 scoring offense. Give me Kansas.