The two hottest football teams in Conference USA will square off for the league title on Saturday. Central Florida will bring a six-game winning streak into their match-up with Tulsa on Saturday in the 2007 Bright House Networks Conference USA Championship Game on Saturday. The Knights will face C-USA West Division champion Tulsa, who has won five straight since dropping a regular season road game to UCF at Bright House Networks Stadium on Oct. 20. The title game will be televised live nationally on ESPN.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com currently have the Knights listed as 8-point favorites versus the Golden Hurricane, while the game's total is sitting at 74.
The Knights (9-3, 7-1 C-USA) won the 2007 regular-season game by a score of 44-23 as junior running back Kevin Smith rushed for 179 yards and scored a career-high four touchdowns in the victory. Smith, who leads the nation with 2,164 rushing yards and 26 touchdowns, shared C-USA Offensive Player of the Year honors with TU quarterback Paul Smith, who has the Golden Hurricane ranked among the top offenses in the country.
The Golden Hurricane (9-3, 6-2) lead the NCAA Bowl Subdivision in total offense with an average of 548.6 yards per game. Tulsa has scored at least 48 points in four straight games. Senior quarterback Paul Smith ranks second in the nation in total passing yards with 4,327 and his 39 scoring tosses are a new school record.
The Golden Hurricane held off a late surge in Week 13, as they got past the Rice Owls 48-43. Tulsa failed to cover the 13.5-point spread on the road, and the 91 points sailed OVER the posted total of 78.5.
Paul Smith completed 23 passes for 443 yards with five touchdowns and ran for another to lead Tulsa.
The Knights scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to finish off the UTEP Miners 36-20 in Week 13. Central Florida could not cover the 21-point spread at home, and the 56 points were well UNDER the posted total of 75.
Kyle Israel led the attack with three touchdown passes, and completed 18 passes for 261 yards in the win.
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