Both teams enter the game with 8-4 records. Rutgers will make their 5th consecutive bowl appearence while Central Florida looks for its first ever bowl victory. The Rutgers offense (99th in FBS) could have their hands full with a UCF defense that was fourth in the nation against the run (82.5 per)add to that the defensive end combo of Bruce Miller and Jarvis Geathers and Scarlets Knights freshman QB Tom Savage could be in for a long night. The duo has combined for 23 sacks, whats worse, the Rutgers offensive line has surrendered 39 sacks this season. Rutgers has a solid defense of its own (19th in FBS) but has given over 215 yds. rushing in 4 of its last 7 games. This should bode well for UCF RB Brynn Harvey whose has amassed nearly 1100 yards on the ground and 14 TD's this season. Elsewhere on offense for the Knights, Wake Forest transfer QB Brett Hodges has a 7-2 record as a starter and has turned around an a Knight team that ranked dead last in the nation offensively last year. Meanwhile, this is more or less a rebuilding year for Rutgers and I look for UCF to be the more inspired participant. The Big East team will present a tough task for coach O'Leary's squad, but I like UCF to land their first bowl win in St.Pete.
-Take UCF +3
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