Florida International and UTSA are set to clash in an intriguing matchup on Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. EST. <\/p>\n
According to BetMGM College Football Odds, UTSA is favored by 8.5 points. Both teams come into the game with contrasting records against the spread: UTSA stands at 6-6, while Florida International boasts an 8-4 record.<\/p>\n
UTSA’s offense is ranked 40th in the FBS, averaging 413.6 yards per game. The team excels in scoring, putting up 33.8 points per game, which ranks 23rd nationally. <\/p>\n
Quarterback Owen McCown has been a standout, amassing 2,695 passing yards with 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions, completing 67.7% of his passes. <\/p>\n
On the ground, Robert Henry leads with 1,045 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. Devin McCuin is the top receiver with 653 yards and seven touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Defensively, UTSA allows 382.1 yards per game, ranking 76th in the FBS. The team struggles in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 92.3% of trips, placing them 128th nationally.<\/p>\n
Florida International’s offense ranks 43rd in the FBS, averaging 408.8 yards per game. The team scores 29.3 points per game, ranking 55th. <\/p>\n
Quarterback Keyone Jenkins has thrown for 1,693 yards with nine touchdowns and five interceptions, completing 63.1% of his passes. <\/p>\n
Kejon Owens leads the rushing attack with 1,298 yards and 11 touchdowns, while Alex Perry has 816 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Defensively, Florida International allows 406.3 yards per game, ranking 105th in the FBS. The team ranks 62nd in red zone offense, scoring on 85.5% of opportunities.<\/p>\n
In their last outings, UTSA narrowly lost to Army 27-24, with McCown throwing for 266 yards and two touchdowns. Florida International dominated Sam Houston 56-16, with Jenkins passing for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and Perry contributing 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Both teams are proficient in time of possession, with UTSA ranking 23rd and Florida International 25th in the FBS. As the teams prepare to face off, fans can expect a competitive game with both offenses looking to capitalize on their strengths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida International and UTSA are set to clash in an intriguing matchup on Dec. 26 at 8 p.m.…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":474199,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-474198","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-san-antonio","10":"tag-sanantonio","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-united-states-of-america","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","17":"tag-us","18":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115789513777624426","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=474198"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/474198\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/474199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=474198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=474198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=474198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}