EASTERN MICHIGAN +7 - Yes, Eastern Michigan is 1-8 and they have yet to beat a Division 1A school, but if they were ever in a position to post an upset victory, this just might be the week! Central Florida is in turmoil, as they have just suspended quarterback Ryan Schneider for the rest of the season for violating unspecified team rules. You may be surprised to know that Schneider ranks 3rd among active NCAA quarterbacks in career touchdown passes with 82, so he obviously leaves some gigantic shoes to fill. Even with Schneider at the helm, Central Florida is a winless 0-6 S/U on the road this season, going just 1-5 ATS in those contests. They have been especially bad on defense on the road, surrendering 37.5 points on 433.8 total yards of offense per game. While the Eastern Michigan defense is no great shakes either, their home numbers (31.2 points, 405.4 yards allowed) are actually slightly better than the Golden Knights road numbers! While there is no denying that UCF has the better offense when at full capacity, it is not certain if this is the case with their back-up quarterback in the game, and EMU may actually have more offensive success than usual vs. this weak Central Florida defense. I look for the Hurons to put enough points on the board to take this game down to the wire, with an outright upset not an impossibility.
