SMU at UCF 10/5/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 10/05/2022 at 10:57 PM ET

Southern Methodist will travel on the road to face off against Central Florida on Wednesday 10/5 with a scheduled kickoff time of 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on the ESPN family of networks. Southern Methodist comes into this game with a record on the season of two wins, two losses, with both victories coming at the start of the season against North Texas on the road, and against Lamar. The two defeats for southern Methodist came against TCU, and on the road against Maryland by the score of 34-27. 

Central Florida comes into this game with a record on the season of three wins, one loss, with the only defeat coming against Louisville by the score of 20-14. The three victories for Central Florida came against South Carolina state, Florida Atlantic on the road, and against Georgia Tech most recently by the score of 27-10. 

Tanner Mordecai is the team leader for southern Methodist in passing with 1385 yards in the air to go along with 12 touchdowns and only five interceptions on the season. Mordecai has a total QBR rating of 67.7%. And a completion percentage of 58.4% with a quarterback rating of 146.3 on the season.

John Plumlee is the team leader for Central Florida in passing with 827 yards on the season to go along with five touchdowns and three interceptions. Plumlee has a total QBR rating of 61.2%, with the completion percentage of 59% going 69-117 on the season. 

With Southern Methodist having Tanner Mordecai under center, we see southern Methodist coming away with a victory on the road against UCF. This game should be high scoring as both teams are allowing more than 20 points per game on defense and both teams are scoring more than 34.3 points per game as well. Final Score Prediction: SMU Mustangs win as the underdog 31-28.

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