The FAU Owls and the USF Bulls meet in week 7 college football action from Raymond James Stadium on Saturday.

FAU Snaps Losing Skid

The FAU Owls managed to snap their three-game losing streak thanks to a 20-17 win over Tulsa last time out to get to 2-3 on the year. Daniel Richardson has thrown for 520 yards, 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 59.5% passing while Casey Thompson’s thrown for 509 yards, 5 touchdowns and 5 picks on 63.3% passing. Larry McCammon has 367 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns to lead FAU while LaJohntay Wester has a team-high 52 receptions for 499 yards and 2 scores. Another three FAU receivers have 100+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Jackson Ambush has a team-high 36 total tackles while Jarron Morris has a pair of interceptions and Marlon Bradley has 3 interceptions as well on the year.

Florida Atlantic Owls Team Facts

• Florida Atlantic has lost each of its last 10 games as a road underdog.
• Florida Atlantic has failed to cover the spread in five of its last six road games against conference opponents.
• Florida Atlantic has lost the first half in seven of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
• Each of Florida Atlantic’s last six October games as an underdog have gone UNDER the total points line.

USF Falls To UAB

The USF Bulls fell back to .500 after a 56-35 loss to UAB dropped the Bulls to 3-3 on the year. Byrum Brown has thrown for 1,483 yards, 11 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 59.9% passing while also rushing for a team-high 466 yards and 7 touchdowns. Nay’Quan Wright has 298 rushing yards and 2 TDs and Sean Atkins leads USF’s receiving group with 422 receiving yards and 2 TDs. Naiem Simmons also has 401 receiving yards with 3 scores and Khafre Brown also has 273 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Jhalyn Shuler also has 44 total tackles while Daquan Evans has a team-high 3 sacks and DJ Gordon IV has 2.5 sacks this season.

South Florida Bulls Team Facts

• South Florida has lost 12 of its last 13 games in October.
• The underdog has covered the spread in seven of South Florida’s last eight games.
• South Florida has lost the first half in four of its last five games against conference opponents.
• Eight of South Florida’s last nine games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m rolling with USF here. I liked FAU originally coming into the season, but even though defense has been an issue for USF, I still trust them to make the big plays more than FAU as USF has found something with Byrum Brown here. I’m just not sure if I can trust Daniel Richardson to get it done here against a USF team that’s found some confidence it looks like. Give me the Bulls here.