Sam Houston State Bearkats (1-0) vs. UCF Knights (1-0)
September 7, 2024 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: UCF Knights -21 Over/Under: 58
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In this article, we will formulate a UCF vs Sam Houston State prediction for this College Football Week 2 game on Saturday, September 7th, at Bright House Networks Stadium. Let’s take a look at a UCF Knights vs Sam Houston State Bearkats pick.
Sam Houston State Looked Good Week 1
Sam Houston State faced off against Rice in the first game and they scored 34 points on the way to the 20-point victory. At the end of the first quarter, they were up 17-0 and they never looked back on the way to the victory. Hunter Watson completed 16 of his 27 passes for 229 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. He also was the top rusher putting up 15 carries for 57 yards.
John Gentry also had a strong game finishing with 14 carries for 56 yards. Qua’Vez Humphries caught three passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. In this game, the offense is going to need to get out to a fast start and they are going to need to try and really put the pressure on. Sam Houston will take on Hawaii and New Mexico State after this game.
UCF Ran Up The Score
UCF faced off against the New Hampshire Wildcats in the first game and they were able to secure the 57-3 victory. In the first quarter, they only scored six points but they started to pile it on in the second quarter putting up 23 points. Former Arkansas quarterback KJ Jefferson leads the pack now and he completed 7 of his 14 passes for 164 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception.
UCF ran wild and there were five different players that put up at least 40 yards on the ground. RJ Harvey finished with 11 carries for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Peny Boone finished with seven carries for 81 yards and a touchdown. In this game, they are going to need the offense to step up again with their running wild on the ground. UCF will face TCU and Colorado following this one.
UCF vs Sam Houston State Prediction
This total is a little too high. UFC showed in the first game they are going to want to be a run-first team, and Sam Houston State is going to find a way to slow it down a little bit. With the running game happening, that is also going to burn the clock. Sam Houston State is going to really struggle to move the ball and that will be the difference here. Back the under to cash here with ease.
