Florida vs Central Florida Prediction 10-5-24 College Football Picks

The Central Florida Knights and the Florida Gators meet Saturday in college Football action from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Here’s a Florida vs UCF prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Florida vs UCF pick.

UCF Knights Betting Preview

The Knights got off to a pretty nice start this year. UCF didn’t have much trouble in their first two Games, taking wins over New Hampshire 57-3 and Sam Houston 45-14. The Knights were tested by TCU in Game three but still came out on top 35-34.

In the Colorado matchup, UCF gave up double-digit points in each of the first three quarters during a 48-21 blowout loss. KJ Jefferson finished with 284 pass yards, two scores, a rush TD and two interceptions in the defeat.

Florida Gators Betting Preview

Over on the Gators’ side, they faced a tricky matchup versus Miami-FL in their opener and lost 41-17. Game two versus Samford was much more manageable and turned into a 45-7 win, but the Gators would fall the next week to Texas A&M 33-20.

In their latest outing versus Mississippi State, the Gators were up 28-14 by the break and eventually powered out the victory 45-28. QB Graham Mertz logged 201 yards with three scores, and Montrell Johnson led the rush with 68 yards off 15 totes.

Florida vs UCF Prediction

I’m probably going to try UCF. Last weekend the Knights shot themselves in the proverbial foot repeatedly on offense. UCF totaled four turnovers (two interceptions) and had seven penalties for 80 yards as part of a pretty sloppy overall Game (10 penalties from the Buffaloes). The Knights need a much better effort this weekend.

As for Florida, they posted a nice effort versus Mississippi State in their last appearance, with 503 total yards (277 passing), 7.9 yards per play, 27 first downs and a nice 6-of-9 rate on third-down conversions. Florida should come out firing in this one with the extra week of practice and rest, but I think UCF can keep the cover pace.