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The UCF vs. Pittsburgh spread has the Knights at -10.5 after opening at -10.
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TV: 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 or ABC. LINE: UCF -12
ABOUT CENTRAL FLORIDA (3-0): Gabriel has completed 61.3 percent of his passes over the first three games for 719 yards and senior Brandon Wimbush along with sophomore Darriel Mack Jr. also could see time in Saturday's contest. Junior walk-on Greg McCrae leads the team with 258 yards and three touchdowns on the ground while versatile senior Adrian Killins Jr. has accumulated 289 yards rushing and receiving for the Knights, who are third in the nation in total offense (604.3 yards per game). Gabriel Davis is the top receiver with 10 catches for 229 yards and three touchdowns and fellow junior Tre Nixon has hauled in 11 passes for another 149 yards with a pair of scores.
ABOUT PITTSBURGH (1-2): Pickett threw for just 163 yards in last year's loss at UCF, but had 372 last week against the Nittany Lions and has completed 63.6 percent of his passes in the early going. Pickett boasts two prime targets in senior Maurice Ffrench (24 catches, 235 yards, one TD) and junior Taysir Mack (21, 215), but the Panthers managed just 24 yards on 25 carries on the ground last week as junior A.J. Davis (team-best 119 rushing yards) had just five on eight attempts. Sophomore defensive back Paris Ford leads the defense with 20 tackles and sophomore defensive lineman Jaylen Twyman has 12 to go along with 4.5 sacks, tied for the fifth-most in the nation.
