Louisville vs. UCF Odds
| Louisville Odds | +6 |
| UCF Odds | -6 |
| Over/Under | 61.5 |
| Date | Friday, Sept. 9 |
| Time | 7:30 p.m. ET |
| Channel | ESPN |
NCAAF odds as of Friday afternoon
You can get out ahead of your bets as best as possible. Then, a variable like finicky weather swoops in to throw a wrench in those plans.
If you’re catching up on the college football Week 2 forecast on Saturday, you’re already a day late – Louisville vs. UCF weather on Friday night could feature rain and wind, which both typically impact betting markets.
We have weather on our minds 24/7 at Action Network, especially since the start of the football season. We’ve dished out premium picks here and there hinging on betting models that factor in rain, wind and even temperature.
Friday’s forecast for Louisville vs. UFC doesn’t quite meet the necessary parameters, but the weather in general cannot be overlooked.
Louisville vs. UCF Weather
It didn’t matter which day of the week Louisville vs. UCF was played; it was bound to get hit by some sort of weather.
Orlando had some rain Thursday, and the local radar’s reporting at least a 56% chance or better of precipitation every single day for the foreseeable future.
Friday’s forecast for Louisville-UCF is particularly interesting: Winds can top out at 11 mph – the highest of any day in Orlando across a two-week forecast.
Weather.com pegs a 63% chance of scattered thunderstorms Friday afternoon with south winds between 10-15 mph. Heavy rainfall’s also possible locally.
The forecast tabs a 25% chance of stray showers or thunderstorms and 5-10 mph southeast winds around game time, creating a bit of a directional breeze across FBC Mortgage Stadium.
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Betting Impact for Louisville vs. UCF
If there’s an influx of rain, or the field gets muddled and tackling becomes an issue, so too does Louisville’s Malik Cunningham – for UCF’s defense.
The dual-threat quarterback led all FBS quarterbacks last year in missed tackles (51), on top of PFF’s highest rushing grade (90.3).
UCF’s kicking game should be fine, so long as they don’t ask kicker Daniel Obarski to become a hero.
Obarski’s experienced, in his third season as the Knights’ primary placekicker. He was reliable from 40 yards or shorter last season, making seven of eight tries; however, he was 1-6 at longer distances.
He made all eight point-after tries in a Week 1 rout of SC State last week, but did miss his lone attempt from beyond 40 yards out.
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