Venue & Game Details
Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET
Conference: American Athletic Conference (AAC) matchup
Broadcast: ESPNU / Fubo streaming
Weather Forecast: Tampa – ~77°F at kickoff, humid, partly cloudy, winds 6–10 mph, ~20% chance of light showers
Team Recent Form
South Florida Bulls:
Last game: Beat North Texas 63–36.
Trend: Bulls averaging 44.8 PPG and allowing 27.2 PPG. Offense is explosive behind QB Byrum Brown.
Florida Atlantic Owls:
Last game: Beat UAB 53–33.
Trend: Owls averaging 31.5 PPG but allowing 34.0 PPG. Defense has struggled against high-powered attacks.
Injury Report
South Florida:
RB Chase Garnett – Probable (ankle)
WR Jeremiah Koger – Probable (hamstring)
Florida Atlantic:
QB Caden Veltkamp – Healthy, coming off 297 yards and 3 TD vs. UAB
RB Kaden Shields-Dutton – Probable (shoulder)
Key Player Matchups
QB Byrum Brown (USF): 1,439 yards, 13 TDs, 5 INTs; also 364 rushing yards and 5 rushing TDs.
WR Chas Nimrod (USF): 466 yards, 3 TDs – deep threat.
WR Jeremiah Koger (USF): 169 yards, 3 TDs – red-zone target.
QB Caden Veltkamp (FAU): 1,512 yards, 12 TDs, 6 INTs – efficient passer.
RB Kaden Shields-Dutton (FAU): 77 yards, 3 TDs vs. UAB – key to FAU’s ground game.
WR Asaad Waseem (FAU): 105 yards, 1 TD last week – top receiving option.
Series History
South Florida leads the all-time series 5–2.
Last meeting (2023): FAU won 56–14, snapping USF’s streak.
This is the first AAC meeting since FAU joined the league.
Betting Trends:
USF is 4-1-1 ATS this season.
FAU is 3-3 ATS.
The Over has hit in 4 of USF’s 6 games.
FAU has hit the Over in 4 of 6 games.
Historical Betting Results
USF has covered in 2 of last 3 games.
FAU has covered in 2 of last 3 games.
Average combined score in last 3 meetings: 65.3 points (under current line).
Game Odds
Florida Atlantic Owls 72.5
South Florida Bulls – 20.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 17, 2025
