Central Florida Knights vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Point Spread Picks

St. Petersburg Bowl - Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FLA. The Central Florida Knights are looking for their first-ever Bowl win as they take on Rutgers. The difference in this game should come on the offensive side as both teams have defenses that are above average. The Knights finished dead last out of 120 teams in offense a year ago, moving up to No. 83 this year. That is a nice improvement, but the real story is that when they faced solid defenses they struggled mightily. Central Florida played against six teams heading to Bowls this season and the offensive numbers aren't pretty. Aside from a 32-point effort against offense-only Houston, UCF managed 21, 19, 14, 7, and 3 points against the other five, good for an average of just 12.8 ppg. That won't get it done vs. a Rutgers team that has been improving offensively, scoring 21 points vs. West Virginia, 28 vs. UConn and 31 vs. South Florida - the last three Bowl teams they have faced, good for an average of 26.7 ppg. Central Florida is 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 vs. the Big East and the Scarlett Knights are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four Bowls. UCF is 2-3 on the road this season while Rutgers is 4-1 both SU and ATS away from home. I like the Knights here - the Scarlet ones.