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One of the top rushers in college football will be featured when RJ Harvey and the UCF Knights (3-3) take on the Iowa State Cyclones (6-0) on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
The Knights are expected to lose by at least two scores (currently +13.5) against the Cyclones (with an over/under of 50.5 points).
Keep reading to check out our betting primer for this season, and uncover all of our predictions here, too!
Iowa State -13.5 vs. UCF
Iowa State vs. UCF Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Cyclones (-13.5)
- Moneyline: Cyclones (-592), Knights (+421)
- Total: 50.5 points
- TV Channel: FOX Sports Networks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Iowa State vs. UCF Betting Stats and Info
The Cyclones have five wins in five tries against the spread. When favored by 13.5 points or more, the Cyclones have covered the spread in all two games. Iowa State has won each game it has played when favored on the moneyline this season (four games as the favorite). UCF is 3-3-0 against the spread so far this season. This is the second game this year UCF is an underdog on the moneyline. The Knights won the first one.
Iowa State vs. UCF Recent Stats and Trends
Iowa State Cyclones
- In its last three contests, Iowa State has covered the spread each time, and is 3-0 overall.
- In Iowa State’s past three games, it has hit the over once.
- Iowa State and its opponents have combined to score an average of 46.8 points in its last three games, 3.7 less than the 50.5 over/under in this matchup.
UCF Knights
- UCF has not covered the spread and is 3-0 overall over its past three games.
- In UCF’s past three contests, it has gone over the total once.
- UCF’s average total over the last three games is 9.8 points greater than the 50.5 over/under given for this matchup.
Iowa State vs. UCF Key Players
Iowa State Cyclones
- Rocco Becht has thrown for 1,438 yards (105-for-158), with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions (239.7 yards per game).
- Jaylon Jackson has rushed for a team-best 314 yards (52.3 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Carson Hansen has rushed for 307 yards (51.2 per game), with five touchdowns on the ground.
- Jaylin Noel has been targeted 44 times and has 29 catches, leading his team with 528 yards (88 ypg) while also scoring three touchdowns.
- Jayden Higgins’ stat line this year reveals 39 catches for 505 yards and five touchdowns. He puts up 84.2 receiving yards per game and has been targeted 49 times.
- Benjamin Brahmer has racked up 160 yards on eight receptions with one touchdown, averaging 26.7 yards per game.
- J.R. Singleton has notched a team-leading three sacks, while adding two TFL and 12 tackles.
- Malik Verdon’s 28 tackles, two TFL, and one interception mean he’s the team’s leading tackler.
- Jontez Williams has a team-high three interceptions and has tacked on 19 tackles, two TFL, and three passes defended in six games this season.
UCF Knights
- This season K.J. Jefferson has racked up 1,012 passing yards (202.4 per game) while going 64-for-108 (59.3%) and throwing for seven touchdowns with four interceptions. He has added 193 rushing yards on 61 carries with two touchdowns.
- Harvey has run for a team-leading 694 yards on 108 attempts (115.7 yards per game) while scoring nine touchdowns. He also averages 32.5 receiving yards per game, grabbing nine passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
- So far this season Peny Boone has rushed for 208 yards on 34 carries (41.6 yards per game), with two touchdowns.
- This year Kobe Hudson has 23 receptions for a team-high 477 yards (79.5 per game) and three touchdowns.
- Randy Pittman Jr. has caught 12 passes on 21 targets for 157 yards.
- This season Nyjalik Kelly has team-high numbers in both sacks and tackles, racking up two sacks, three TFL and 23 tackles.
- Deshawn Pace has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 23 tackles, one TFL, and two passes defended in six games this season.