The New Hampshire Wildcats play on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. ET at FBC Mortgage Stadium versus the UCF Knights.
The Knights are very big favorites (currently -38.5) in their matchup versus the Wildcats, with the over/under being 60.5 points. (On the moneyline, the Knights are -10000 and the Wildcats are +1700.)
Keep reading for our betting primer for this season, and find all of our expert predictions here, too!
Spread
Bet $20, Payout $38.35
UCF -38.5 vs. New Hampshire
UCF vs. New Hampshire Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Knights (-38.5)
- Moneyline: Knights (-10000), Wildcats (+1700)
- Total: 60.5 points
UCF vs. New Hampshire Betting Stats and Info
- UCF won five games against the spread last season, failing to cover eight times.
- Last season, six UCF games hit the over.
- New Hampshire went 3-2-0 ATS last season.
- New Hampshire and its opponent combined to hit the over four out of five times last year.
UCF vs. New Hampshire Key Players
UCF Knights
- Last year John Rhys Plumlee put up 2,272 passing yards (174.8 per game) while going 161-for-256 (62.9%) and throwing for 15 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He tacked on 505 rushing yards on 106 carries with five touchdowns.
- RJ Harvey ran for 1,416 yards on 226 attempts (108.9 yards per game) and scored 16 touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 18.3 receiving yards per game, grabbing 19 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns.
- Last season Johnny Richardson ran for 573 yards on 87 carries (44.1 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown.
- Last year Javon Baker was targeted 83 times and amassed 52 catches for 1,140 yards and seven touchdowns.
- Kobe Hudson tacked on 44 catches for 900 yards and eight touchdowns.
- Xavier Townsend totaled 325 receiving yards on 33 catches with three TDs.
- Last season, Tre’mon Morris-Brash put up 9.5 sacks, 18 TFL and 57 tackles.
- Jason Johnson collected 101 tackles, six TFL, and three sacks over the course of his last campaign.
- Last season, Corey Thornton reeled in three interceptions and added 24 tackles and three passes defended.
New Hampshire Wildcats
- Max Brosmer recorded 3,464 passing yards (314.9 per game) with a 63.9% completion percentage last year (294-for-460), throwing for 29 touchdowns with six interceptions. He tacked on 128 rushing yards on 56 carries and five rushing TDs.
- Dylan Laube rushed for a team-best 723 yards on 160 carries and nine touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 63.5 receiving yards per game, grabbing 68 passes for 699 yards and seven TDs.
- Myles Thomason amassed 215 rushing yards on 48 carries with one touchdown on the ground last season.
- Logan Tomlinson also tacked on 42 grabs for 618 yards and seven touchdowns. He was targeted 35 times, and posted 56.2 receiving yards per game.
- Kyle Lepkowski caught 39 passes on 28 targets for 492 yards and three TDs.
- Josiah Silver showed out with an impressive stat line of five sacks, one TFL and seven tackles.
- Over his 2023 campaign, Ryan Toscano racked up nine tackles, one TFL, and three sacks.
- Joe Eichman picked off three passes and tacked on three tackles, 0.5 sacks, and one pass defended last season.