The No. 23 Stanford Cardinal (+7) are set to take on the No. 17 UCF Knights (-7) at Spectrum Stadium. This vital afternoon game is scheduled to get going at 3:30 p.m. ET and spectators can tune in to the action on ESPN.
Betting Preview: UCF Knights vs. Stanford Cardinal
In this Saturday game, UCF is projected as the favorite and is currently giving up 7 points. In order to take the home favorite, moneyline gamblers would currently need to wager $300 to win $100 back on the Knights (-300). The Cardinal are getting +220 moneyline odds. It appears that there might be some decent live betting possibilities in this game, and oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 58 points.
The opening line was -8. The game’s over/under has yet to change since it was set initially at 58.
The Cardinal have gained 0.0 units so far in 2019 and are 1-1 against the spread (ATS). The team has posted an O/U mark of 1-1.
The Knights have gained 1.0 unit for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 2-0 ATS and have an O/U record of 0-2.
The Cardinal are 1-1 straight up (SU) in 2019 while the Knights are 2-0 SU.
The Cardinal are on the rebound after a 45-20 loss to USC last week. Davis Mills completed 22-of-36 passes for 237 yards, along with one score and a pick. Cameron Scarlett (82 yards on 17 rush attempts, one TD) led the ground attack. Colby Parkinson (seven receptions, 89 yards) and Connor Wedington (five catches, 67 yards, one TD) shared the receiving duties in the defeat.
UCF just put together a 48-14 win over Florida Atlantic. Dillon Gabriel completed seven-of-19 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns. Greg McCrae (93 rushing yards on 14 attempts, one TD) handled the running game while Gabriel Davis (three receptions, 98 yards) and Otis Anderson (one catch, three yards) led the receiving corps in the win.
Stanford has run the ball on 49.6 percent of its offensive possessions this year while UCF has a rush percentage of 64 percent. The Cardinal have run for 115 yards per game and have one touchdown on the ground this year. The Knights are logging 325 rushing yards per game and have seven total rush TDs.
It appears that the Knights might hold an edge in terms of efficiency in the ground game, since their running backs has logged 6.3 yards per carry while the defense is allowing 2.0 yards per rush attempt to opponents. The Cardinal have registered 3.3 yards per carry while allowing a YPC of 3.4 to opponents.
The Cardinal offense has logged 235 yards per contest through the air overall and has two passing TD so far. The Knights have produced 309 pass yards per contest and have eight total pass scores.
Defensively, Stanford has allowed opponents to rush for an average of 104 yards and throw for 247 yards per game. The UCF defense has given up 134.5 yards per game to opposing passers and 70.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Knights are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 2.13 to opponents, while the Cardinal have given up a 6.77 ANY/A.
Gabriel has been more efficient than Mills recently. The Knights man under center has an adjusted net yards per pass attempt 14.15 for the year and 14.24 over his past two outings while Mills’ ANY/A is 5.05 (and 5.25 over the past two outings).
Stanford Cardinal at UCF Knights Free Prediction
SU Winner: Stanford, ATS Winner: Stanford, O/U: Under
Team Betting Trends
- The UCF offense has lost zero fumbles this season while Stanford has lost two.
- The Cardinal offense has tallied zero pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Knights have accounted for four such plays.
- The Stanford defense has allowed one pass play of 40 or more yards, while UCF has given up zero such plays.
- The Stanford offense has created one rushing play of 20+ yards, while UCF has created nine such runs.
- The Cardinal defense has allowed two rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Knights have given up four such runs.
- The UCF defense has notched seven sacks on the year while Stanford has four.
