Sam Houston vs UCF Picks and Prediction – 9/7/2024

The Bearkats are going to look to take down the Knights on Saturday evening at 6:30 PM EST in a game that is being aired on ESPN+. For the locals the game is being played at FBC Mortgage Stadium in beautiful and hot Orlando, Florida. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks.

Sam Houston heads to this game here after getting a nice win over the Rice Owls. The win for the Bearkats came by a score of 34-14. STill, the Bearkats were able to start off quick in the game, which is a good thing as the offense quickly fizzled out in the second half of the game.

Sam Houston in the winning effort seen Hunter Watson go 16/27 for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day. The rushing offense picked up 178 yards and a touchdown on 46 carries. The defense allowed 227 yards and a touchdown on the day in the air while getting 2 picks. The Sam Houston rushing defense allowed 47 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.

UCF is heading to the game here after picking up a big win in the opening week of the season. The win came over only New Hampshire and definitely was not against a school that could have been a lot more impressive. Still, a 57-3 win is impressive no matter who the Knights were playing.

The passing attack for the Knights was led by KJ Jefferson who went 7/14 for 164 yards with 2 touchdowns, but also a pick. Jacurri Brown was also seeing time in the game going 4/8 for 21 yards. When it comes to running the ball the UCF club put up some big numbers with 454 yards on 54 carries with 5 touchdowns. The defense for UCF allowed only 95 yards in the air with 2 picks, but also gave up only 67 yards on the ground out of 29 carries. 

UCF did pick up a nice win in the opening week, but it was against the New Hampshire squad, who most people do not even know had a football team. The Bearkats win came over the Rice Owls, who almost rank like New Hampshire, but is a team that some people have heard of before. Look for the Bearkats to be able to continue to play great offensive and have a balanced defensive effort in the game to keep the game closer than the spread, but still come up on the losing side of the ball. Final Score Prediction, UCF Knights win but do not cover 48-27.