The market
UCF -42.5
opened -41.5
O/U 59.5
total
DraftKings via collegefootballdata.com, updated Aug 25, 3:49 AM ET.
The venue
FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL
80°F
at kickoff
8 mph
wind
49%
chance of rain
Forecast for the hour of kickoff, via Open-Meteo.
What the models make it
SP+2026
UCF47.1
FPI2026
UCF33.9
Elo2025
UCF29.6
SRS2025
UCF25.6
Market
UCF42.5
Predicted margin in points, each system carrying its own home-field bump. The year under a name is the season those ratings come from. The market row is the spread as it stands, DraftKings via collegefootballdata.com, updated Aug 25, 3:49 AM ET. Where that is last season, the rating is regressed toward the mean for how wrong a rating can be about a team this early. All 4 systems side with the favorite.