Louisville Cardinals vs UCF Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Friday, September 9, 2022

Venue:  FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Louisville +6.5, UCF -6.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Louisville +6.5, UCF -6.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Louisville +7, UCF -7; Over/Under:  61.5 points

 

Louisville Cardinals:  0-1 (7th place, ACC Atlantic)

UCF Knights:  1-0 (4th place, AAC)

 

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Louisville Cardinals:  lost in their last game on the road against the Syracuse Orange 31-7.

UCF Knights:  won their last game at home against the South Carolina State Bulldogs 56-10.

 

Louisville is entering this game with a 0-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they have a 0-1 road record this year. They lost against the Syracuse Orange in their last game on the road 31-7. Malik Cunningham started that game at QB and he completed 16/22 passes for 152 yards and 2 interceptions. Tiyon Evans led the team in rushing with 89 yards and 1 TD on 13 rushing attempts while Tyler Hudson led the team in receiving with 102 yards on 8 receptions. Benjamin Perry led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Ashton Gillotte led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while no one on the defense came away with an interception in that one.

 

 

 

The Central Florida Knights are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the South Carolina State Bulldogs in their last game at home 56-10. John Rhys Plumlee started that game at QB and he completed 20/31 passes for 308 yards and 4 touchdowns. John Rhys Plumlee also led the team in rushing with 86 yards and 1 TD on 15 rushing attempts while Isaiah Bowser also had 83 rushing yards and 2 TDs on 23 carries. Javon Baker led the team in receiving with 84 yards and 1 touchdown on 5 receptions while Kemore Gamble had 82 yards and 1 TD on 3 catches. Walter Yates III led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Nikai Martinez and Justin Hodges both led the defense in sacks with 1 each while no one on the defense recorded an interception in that one.

 

The current betting odds have UCF listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UCF played very well in their last game rolling over South Carolina State from the FCS with a very big win at home. They are back at home again here but this time they are getting a much better team in Louisville. This is a revenge game for UCF as well as they got embarrassed by Louisville last year blowing a lead late and going on to lose the game. Louisville was awful in their last game as they got crushed by Syracuse, only scoring 7 points in the game, and now they are on the road again in a much tougher place to play. Malik Cunningham didn't play great in that game and they need to put it together before they can roll over a team like UCF and that potent offense. UCF will be coming for their revenge here and they will continue to roll here at home with Louisville playing so badly to start the year. The best way to place a bet here is on UCF to cover the spread in this game.

 

Louisville UCF Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, September 9, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is UCF 41 Louisville 21.

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Louisville Cardinals: 19-29 ATS off a road loss against a conference rival. 27-19 OVER as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 30-22 OVER as a road underdog.

UCF Knights: 13-4 ATS in a home game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 14-9 OVER in all games. 11-7 OVER as a favorite. 

 

 

Louisville Cardinals:  E. Conley (QB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

UCF Knights:  A. Johnson (WR) Ques Fri - Leg.

 

 

“Obviously, very disappointed in how we came out and played tonight. We did not execute very well offensively with with some penalties that really hurt us. We get down in the red zone they're not getting into the end zone, you got to be able to get there.” - Scott Satterfield after his team’s loss against Syracuse in their last game.

 

 

"We need to improve. I told our team we did some really good things game one, but there's a lot of things we need to get corrected by game two. That's what we've been talking about. We're going to have to play good in all three phases to be able to win the game." - Gus Malzahn on his team coming into this game against Louisville.

 

 

 

WR Hudson, Tyler

WR Wiggins, Dee 

WR Huggins-Bruce, Ahmari 

TE Melton, Dez 

HB Ford, Marshon 

QB Cunningham, Malik

RB Evans, Tiyon 

 

WR Baker, Javon 

WR O'Keefe, Ryan 

WR Hudson, Kobe 

TE Holler, Alec

QB Plumlee, John Rhys

RB Bowser, Isaiah 

 

 

Passing: M. Cunningham (152)

Rushing: T. Evans (89)

Receiving: T. Hudson (102)

Touchdowns: T. Evans (1)

 

Passing: J. Plumlee (308)

Rushing: J. Plumlee (86)

Receiving: J. Baker (84)

Touchdowns: I. Bowser (2)

 

Coaches:

Louisville Cardinals: Scott Satterfield (4th season)

UCF Knights: Gus Malzahn (2nd season)