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Star player RJ Harvey and the UCF Knights (2-0) face the TCU Horned Frogs (2-0) on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
The Horned Frogs are small favorites (-2.5) in their matchup against the Knights, with the over/under at 62 points. (On the moneyline, the Horned Frogs are -143 and the Knights are +119.)
Below you’ll find our preview for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!
TCU -2.5 vs. UCF
TCU vs. UCF Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Horned Frogs (-2.5)
- Moneyline: Horned Frogs (-143), Knights (+119)
- Total: 62 points
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
TCU vs. UCF Betting Stats and Info
The Horned Frogs are winless in two games against the spread. Against the spread, the Horned Frogs are winless in two games when favored by 2.5 points or more. In one game as a moneyline favorite, TCU won. UCF, through two games with a spread so far this season, is unbeaten (2-0-0) against the spread. UCF has not been the underdog on the moneyline so far this season.
TCU vs. UCF Key Players
TCU Horned Frogs
- Josh Hoover threw for 2,210 yards last season (184.2 per game) while completing 62.2% of his passes (186-for-299), with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
- Emani Bailey took 223 attempts for 1,209 rushing yards a season ago (100.8 per game) and scored eight touchdowns.
- Last season Chandler Morris rushed for 249 yards on 45 carries (20.8 yards per game), with three rushing touchdowns.
- Last year Savion Williams grabbed 41 passes for 573 yards (47.8 per game) with four touchdowns.
- John Paul Richardson added 536 receiving yards on 46 catches and three touchdowns. He was targeted 77 times, and averaged 44.7 yards per game.
- Jared Wiley totaled 529 receiving yards on 48 catches with eight TDs.
- Namdi Obiazor showed out with an impressive stat line of four sacks, six TFL and 83 tackles last year.
- In last year’s campaign, Jamoi Hodge totaled 84 tackles, six TFL, and 2.5 sacks.
- Last season, Bud Clark reeled in three interceptions and added 25 tackles, one TFL, and three passes defended.
UCF Knights
- John Rhys Plumlee threw for 2,272 yards while completing 62.9% of his passes last year, with 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions (174.8 yards per game). He also carried the ball 106 times for 505 yards and five TDs.
- Harvey racked up 1,416 rushing yards (108.9 per game) and scored 16 touchdowns. He also tacked on 19 catches for 238 yards with two receiving TDs.
- Johnny Richardson totaled 573 rushing yards on 87 carries with one touchdown on the ground last year.
- Javon Baker grabbed 52 passes for 1,140 yards last season while scoring seven touchdowns. He was targeted 83 times, and averaged 87.7 yards per game.
- Kobe Hudson’s stat line last year was 44 catches for 900 yards and eight touchdowns. He averaged 69.2 receiving yards per game.
- Xavier Townsend collected 325 yards on 33 catches with three touchdowns in 2023.
- Tre’mon Morris-Brash showed out with an impressive stat line of 9.5 sacks, 18 TFL and 57 tackles.
- Over the course of his 2023 campaign, Jason Johnson collected 101 tackles, six TFL, and three sacks.
- Nikai Martinez picked off three passes and tacked on 51 tackles, one TFL, and three passes defended last season.