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Schule's NCAAF Friday Night Fistful of Dollar$ - NCST@UCF
(NCAAF) North Carolina State vs. Central Florida,
12/26/2014 3:00 PM, Score: 34 - 27
Money Line: -130.00 Central Florida (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -130.00 Central Florida (Home)
Result: Loss
This is a 10* play on the UCF Knights.
It was never going to be easy to replace Blake Bortles, and naturally the Knights struggled early on this season. After losing their first two games, Central Florida went on to win nine of 10, and closed out the regular season on a four game winning streak. Sophomore QB Justin Holman threw for 274 yards and a TD in a 32-30 upset win at East Carolina in the final game of the season.
This team's strength is in it's defense though, a unit that ranked 8th overall nationally allowing just 17.9 points per game. They are particularly strong against the run, holding the opposition to an average of 97.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks fifth in the country. They held East Carolina and South Florida to a combined 19 yards on the ground in their last two games.
The Knights will play N.C. State in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and the Wolfpack have been piling up the yardage with their running game of late. They ran for more than 300 yards in each of their last two games, wins over Wake Forest and North Carolina. I don't think they'll find it so easy here in Florida tonight.
The Wolfpack were one of the worst defensive teams in the ACC, and I don't like their chances of out-scoring the Knights here in Florida.
Take UCF.
GL,
Jesse Schule
It was never going to be easy to replace Blake Bortles, and naturally the Knights struggled early on this season. After losing their first two games, Central Florida went on to win nine of 10, and closed out the regular season on a four game winning streak. Sophomore QB Justin Holman threw for 274 yards and a TD in a 32-30 upset win at East Carolina in the final game of the season.
This team's strength is in it's defense though, a unit that ranked 8th overall nationally allowing just 17.9 points per game. They are particularly strong against the run, holding the opposition to an average of 97.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks fifth in the country. They held East Carolina and South Florida to a combined 19 yards on the ground in their last two games.
The Knights will play N.C. State in the St. Petersburg Bowl, and the Wolfpack have been piling up the yardage with their running game of late. They ran for more than 300 yards in each of their last two games, wins over Wake Forest and North Carolina. I don't think they'll find it so easy here in Florida tonight.
The Wolfpack were one of the worst defensive teams in the ACC, and I don't like their chances of out-scoring the Knights here in Florida.
Take UCF.
GL,
Jesse Schule
