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AAA's THURSDAY NIGHT CFB "ASSASSIN!" (SOLID 2-1 START TO 2017/18 CFB SEASON!)
(NCAAF) Florida International (FIU) vs. UCF,
Point Spread: -17.00 | -109.00 UCF (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -17.00 | -109.00 UCF (Home)
Result: Win
This is an 8* ASSASSIN on Central Florida.
The road team might be 4-0 ATS the L4 in this series, but we think that trend ends tonight.
FIU: The Golden Panthers have a new head coach in Butch Davis. The offense returns seven starters, including QB Alex McGough. McGough was extremely mediocre last year, but the major concern on that side of the ball is along the offensive line. The offense averages just 24.0 PPG last year. The defense was even worse though, giving up an average of 34.8 PPG. The defense is expected to make some strides with nine starters returning from last season. Despite that though the line and secondary are still projected to be among the worst in the conference.
UCF: The Knights finished 6-7 last year, after finishing 0-12 in 2015. Head coach Scott Frost's team would go on to lose to Arkansas State 31-13 in the Cure Bowl. After averaging only 13.9 PPG in 2015, UFC exploded for 28.8 last season and the offense should be even better this year with nine starters returning. QB McKenzie Milton is back to direct the offense and he has two of his top three RB's returning as well. The defense improved dramatically last season from 2015, but with just four starters returning, the unit could take a step back this year. Fortunately the defense catches a break facing FIU's vanilla offense.
The bottom line: Still too many questions than answers for FIU (on both sides of the ball.) UCF isn't going to be challenging for the conference crown, but another six-win regular season is in the cards. And here's the perfect opponent to get things rolling. Lay the points, play on CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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The road team might be 4-0 ATS the L4 in this series, but we think that trend ends tonight.
FIU: The Golden Panthers have a new head coach in Butch Davis. The offense returns seven starters, including QB Alex McGough. McGough was extremely mediocre last year, but the major concern on that side of the ball is along the offensive line. The offense averages just 24.0 PPG last year. The defense was even worse though, giving up an average of 34.8 PPG. The defense is expected to make some strides with nine starters returning from last season. Despite that though the line and secondary are still projected to be among the worst in the conference.
UCF: The Knights finished 6-7 last year, after finishing 0-12 in 2015. Head coach Scott Frost's team would go on to lose to Arkansas State 31-13 in the Cure Bowl. After averaging only 13.9 PPG in 2015, UFC exploded for 28.8 last season and the offense should be even better this year with nine starters returning. QB McKenzie Milton is back to direct the offense and he has two of his top three RB's returning as well. The defense improved dramatically last season from 2015, but with just four starters returning, the unit could take a step back this year. Fortunately the defense catches a break facing FIU's vanilla offense.
The bottom line: Still too many questions than answers for FIU (on both sides of the ball.) UCF isn't going to be challenging for the conference crown, but another six-win regular season is in the cards. And here's the perfect opponent to get things rolling. Lay the points, play on CENTRAL FLORIDA.
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