College Football UCF Knights Betting Season

The Central Florida Knights, like rivals Houston and Cincinnati, have changed conferences from the American Athletic to the Big 12. For sure, taking on teams like Texas Tech, Kansas State, and Oklahoma won’t be easy. But Gus Malzahn’s squad returns their quarterback and six starters on defense. Keep reading to see how the UCF Knights perform on the money line, against the spread, and how many games go under or over the total.  

Let’s see if the UCF Knights have what it takes to back the betting lines to win the National Championship.

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UCF Knights | Big 12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
School: University of Central Florida
Head coach: Gus Malzahn | 3rd season
Home field: FBC Mortgage Stadium | 44,206

UCF Odds to Win Championship: +30000

What is UCF’s Straight Up Prediction this Season?

Central Florida’s starting quarterback from last season, John Rhys Plumlee, returns this season. But just because Plumlee returns, it doesn’t mean the UCF offense will excel.

For starters, UCF goes from a decent conference with, maybe, 3 to 4 quality teams, to one of the deepest, toughest conferences in the nation.

Not only that, but the Knights must travel to Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Texas Tech. An early showdown against Boise State happens on the Broncos’ blue field.

So Plumlee must step it up in the passing game as well as the rushing attack. It’s difficult seeing him do that. Also, the Golden Knights must tackle offenses that are much better than the offenses they faced in the ACC.

The Knights should win 5 games versus: Kent State, Villanova, Kansas, Cincinnati, and Houston. Any other wins will be icing on their first Big 12 cake.

UCF SU Prediction: 5-7

What Will the Knights’ against the spread record be this season?

Last season, the Central Florida Knights went 7-6 against the spread counting the 13-30 bowl loss to Duke.

Oddsmakers had a good idea of the lines to set on Central Florida games. This season, oddsmakers have a tough job. UCF could surprise in the Big 12. Or the Golden Knights could flounder against the tougher competition.

Although we would love to write that UCF plays well against their competition, we can’t because Plumlee doesn’t pass the ball well enough for Central Florida to hang with the better teams in the Big 12.
UCF’s regular season against the spread record mirrors their money line record. The Knights go 5-7 ATS.

UCF ATS Prediction: 5-7

What Will Be the Over Under Total Record for UCF Knights Games in 2023?

The Knights averaged 480.8 yards and over 34 points per game versus American Athletic Conference opponents. Big 12 teams have much better defenses than AAC teams.

Plumlee, unless he picks up his passing big time, will struggle to rush the football against teams like Baylor, Oklahoma, and Kansas State. The Big 12 has gotten better defensively in recent seasons.

So we should expect more under games than over. 5-7, like UCF’s ATS and SU predicted records, seems plausible.

UCF Over/Under Total Prediction: 5-7

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