5* Dog of the Day
(NCAAF) Central Florida vs. Baylor, 01/01/2014 3:30 PM, Score: 52 - 42
Point Spread: 17.00 | -110.00 Central Florida (Away)
Result: Win
Taking CENTRAL FLORIDA here. I would be lying if I said that the Bears didn't peak my interest when I first saw this match-up. What's not to like about a team averaging over 53ppg? The Knights come in off of a pair of so-so performances. But let's not sell them short. The have a very balanced attack. RB Storm Johnson went for over 1000 yards and 11 TDs. RB William Stanback added another 6TDs on the ground. QB Blake Bortles (3200+ 68%compeletions 22TDs) is now a top 10 draft pick. He has 4 WRs who caught 36 or more passes, 3 have over 650 yards receiving and 5 have 3 or more TDs. I know Baylor has more flash. Bryce Petty has 30TDs and just 2INTs, 11 more TDs rushing. His RBs are beasts. WR Antwan Goodley has huge numbers +1300, nearly 20ypc 13TDs. But the Bears are a different team away from home 61ppg -38ppg. Now, I have gone a perfect 3-0 ATS betting on Baylor their last 3 games. I have a good feel for this team for the entire year. This is a lot of time off for an offense like this. UCF has lost only 2 games by more than 10 points the last 2 years. This game is on grass, what the Knights play on. Bears are a turf-speed team. I had CFU a couple years ago upsetting Georgia. I don't think Baylor overlooks them. But I think getting this amount of points and the Bears being on grass and having some time off is worthy of a play here. Can't discount that CFU has faced Briles back in the C-USA's days at Houston. 5* Best Bet CENTRAL FLORIDA