Central Florida vs. Auburn

PEACH BOWL - Central Florida stays in-state, heading to Tampa Bay for this bowl game. Central Florida is a big dog, but undefeated, a remarkable turnaround under outstanding coach Scott Frost. This team was 0-12 before he got hired and 18-7 win him. Frost is sticking with the Knights for the Peach Bowl before moving on to Nebraska. Central Florida has the top scoring offense in the nation (49.3 points per game) behind QB McKenzie Milton (35 TDs, 9 INTs) and a pair of running backs who average 6.8 and 5.3 yards per carry. QB Milton threw for 494 yards in the AAC Championship game win over Memphis. That was the same Memphis squad that lost on Saturday by a point to Iowa State, which finished the season 8-5, and beat top-five teams in Oklahoma and TCU. The Iowa State Cyclones entered with the No. 28 scoring defense in the country (21 points allowed per game). UCF is 13-4-1 ATS after allowing more than 450 total yards in their previous game. They face a run-oriented Auburn team that finished #69 in the nation in passing yards. Auburn has failed to cover four its last five neutral sites games and is 0-4-1 ATS in non-conference tilts. UCF hasn't scored fewer than 31 points in any game this season, and the team is 82-29 ATS when they score 28+ points, while Auburn is 18-38 ATS away from home when they allow 28+ points. The matchup shapes up as a close one, so back the undefeated, big dog. Play Central Florida.