BYU vs. Central Florida Odds
ORLANDO, FL (The Spread) – The college football weekend gets started tonight when Central Florida hosts BYU at 7:30PM ET on ESPN.
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Central Florida is 2-2 on the season, 1-1 at home and 2-2 against the spread. BYU is 4-1 overall, 2-0 on the road and 2-3 against the spread. These two last met in 2011 with BYU getting a 24-17 win at home.
Trends show that BYU is just 2-7-1 against the spread in its last 10 games and 1-5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on grass. UCF is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 Thursday games and 7-2 ATS in its last 9 conference games.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Central Florida is the slight favorite at home, as the Knights are getting odds of -3.5 points against BYU. The over/under total for the game has been set at 47 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had UCF favored by 3.5 points. The spread then dipped to 3 for a short time before moving back to 3.5. The over/under total opened at 47.5 points before slipping back to 47.
BYU is coming off a 35-20 loss at home to Utah State last week. Even bigger than that, the Cougars lost starting quarterback Taysom Hill for the rest of the year with a broken leg in the game. With Hill out, the Cougars struggled on offense as Christian Stewart went just 10 of 29 passing for 172 yards with three interceptions. Jamaal Williams did rush for 102 yards, but it wasn’t enough. BYU gave up 457 yards of offense to Utah State in the game as well.
Central Florida is coming off a 17-12 win at Houston last week. The Knight have won two straight since starting the year 0-2. UCF is averaging just 23 points and 281 yards per game on offense while holding opponents to 20.8 points per contest. Justin Holman has thrown for 659 yards and six touchdowns this year to lead the offense while Breshad Perriman has nine receptions for 258 yards and two scores.
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In terms of Injuries, BYU receiver Nick Kurtz (foot) is questionable for the game. Central Florida has no new injuries to report.
The Public Bets for this game are currently split at 50-50 with Central Florida getting odds of -3.5 points against BYU tonight.
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