Memphis at UCF 10/22/21 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 10/22/2021 at 7:41 PM ET

The Memphis Tigers visit Bounce House in Orlando, Florida on Friday to play the UCF Knights. Memphis improved to 4-3 following a 35-17 victory over Navy on Thursday. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Memphis. Seth Henigan threw for 215 yards with two touchdowns and one interception while Calvin Austin III rushed for 69 yards and one touchdown. Memphis gained 415 yards of total offense and held Navy to 241 yards.

Seth Henigan has passed for 2,153 yards with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Memphis signal-caller has been sacked 13 times. Brandon Thomas is the leading rusher for Memphis with 642 yards and seven touchdowns, while Calvin Austin III is the leading receiver with 857 yards and eight touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker JJ Russell is the leading tackler with 77 and lineman Maurice White is the leader in quarterback sacks with 2.0.

UCF dropped to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the American Athletic Conference following a 56-21 loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday. UCF was held to just 295 yards of total offense, while the Knights gave up 476 yards of total offense to Cincinnati. UCF quarterback Mikey Keene passed for 139 yards and one touchdown but was intercepted twice with one a 74-yard pick-six for Cincinnati. UCF committed three turnovers.

Quarterback Mikey Keene has passed for 566 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. Isaiah Richardson is the leading rusher for UCF with 317 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Ryan O’Keefe with 375 yards and one touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Bryson Armstrong is the leading tackler for UCF with 52 while the leader in quarterback sacks is Josh Celiscar with 3.0.

UCF has lost three of the last four with only a victory over East Carolina mixed in, and continues to play without its starting quarterback Dillon Gabriel. The Knights have failed to cover the number in 8 of the last 11 at home, 19 of the last 26 overall and in each of the last four played in the American Athletic Conference. Memphis snapped a three-game losing streak with a solid effort over Navy and will use that momentum for a victory on the road Friday. Final Score Prediction, Memphis Tigers win and cover ATS 33-28.

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