NCAA FBS Big 12

UCF football predictions & picks

Big 12

2026 record: 5-4
Big 12: 8th
PPG: 30.1
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 17–27 at Houston · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 28–42 at Oklahoma State · Sat, Oct 10 Won 39–31 OT vs BYU · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 9–41 vs Baylor · Fri, Oct 30 Won 33–32 at Kansas · Sat, Nov 7

UCF next game

Wk 11

UCF vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Arizona St

Best pick O 41.5−256 76% confidence See the prediction: Arizona St at UCF

UCF 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 vs Bethune-Cookman Bethune W73–6 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Pittsburgh Pitt L7–12 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs Georgia State Georgia St W44–30 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs TCU TCU W21–13 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Houston Houston L17–27 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Oklahoma State Oklahoma St L28–42 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs BYU BYU W39–31 OT BYU ML−345✗ BYU at UCF prediction

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 vs Baylor Baylor L9–41 O 40.5−294✓ Baylor at UCF prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Kansas Kansas W33–32 KU +4.5−357✓ UCF at Kansas prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Arizona State Arizona St 3:30 PM ET O 41.5−256 Arizona St at UCF prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Iowa State Iowa State 5:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

UCF team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 30.1/ game 55th

Total yards 359.2/ game 89th

Passing yards 212.8/ game 85th

Rushing yards 146.4/ game 80th

Third-down conversions 35.7% 103rd

Giveaways 1.2/ game 60th

Time of possession 29:04 94th

Defense

Points allowed 26.0/ game 80th

Yards allowed 379.0/ game 96th

Passing yards allowed 245.2/ game 118th

Rushing yards allowed 133.8/ game 59th

Takeaways 1.6/ game 26th

Penalties 5.6/ game 42nd

UCF leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Keyone Jenkins 1,181yds 11 TD · 4 INT · 67.8% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Duke Watson 596yds 3 TD · 6.3 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Joshua Derry 571yds 45 catches · 4 TD · 9 games

Tackles Tackett Curtis 59 9 games

Sacks Isaiah Nixon 2.5 8 games

Interceptions Demari Henderson 2 4 passes defended · 7 games

UCF picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big 12 standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Utah Utah 900 9-0 1.000 339147 +192 W9

2 Texas Tech Texas Tech 810 8-1 .889 338217 +121 W2

3 Arizona Arizona 720 7-2 .778 308179 +129 W1

4 Houston Houston 720 7-2 .778 319192 +127 W1

5 BYU BYU 720 7-2 .778 279178 +101 L1

6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St 630 6-3 .667 395245 +150 W1

7 Baylor Baylor 630 6-3 .667 287153 +134 W2

8 UCF UCF 540 5-4 .556 271234 +37 W1

9 Cincinnati Cincinnati 540 5-4 .556 297265 +32 L2

10 West Virginia West Virginia 540 5-4 .556 335311 +24 L1

11 Arizona State Arizona St 540 5-4 .556 256246 +10 W1

12 TCU TCU 450 4-5 .444 214142 +72 L1

13 Kansas State Kansas St 450 4-5 .444 282241 +41 L3

14 Iowa State Iowa State 450 4-5 .444 263260 +3 L1

15 Kansas Kansas 360 3-6 .333 265223 +42 L2

16 Colorado Colorado 360 3-6 .333 178255 −77 L1

UCF FAQ

Who does UCF play next?

Next up for UCF: home against Arizona State, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is UCF’s record this season?

UCF is 5-4, 8th in the Big 12.

Who leads UCF in passing yards?

Keyone Jenkins, with 1,181 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (11 TD · 4 INT · 67.8% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking UCF games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in UCF games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big 12 rivals

All teams

Arizona Arizona State BYU Baylor Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa State Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma State TCU Texas Tech Utah West Virginia

UCF this week

UCF is 5-4, 3-3 in Big 12 play. Its last game was a 33–32 win over Kansas on November 7. Its offense averages 30.1 points a game (55th in FBS), and its defense allows 26.0 (tied for 80th).

Next up, UCF hosts Arizona State on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, UCF is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 49.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Arizona State vs UCF prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.