FBS-CFB Game Preview: Florida Atlantic Owls (3-3) vs. South Florida Bulls (5-1)

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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

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