UCF vs Kansas Prediction, Picks & Odds (Week 10)
Sun, Nov 8, 12:00 AM ET
Why we pick this side
This season, UCF is 3-1 with 145 points for and 61 against; Kansas is 1-2 with 89 points for and 68 against.
UCF is 3-2 in its last 5, averaging 33.2 scored and 20.4 allowed; most recently beating TCU 21-13 on September 26, 2026. Kansas is 1-4 in its last 5, averaging 24.8 scored and 27.4 allowed; most recently losing to Arizona State 17-24 on September 19, 2026.
These teams have met once in our results history, on October 4, 2025: Kansas 27, UCF 20.
Injury report: UCF lists 9 (Alonza Barnett III, Injured; Dante Carr, Injured; Duane Thomas Jr., Injured; more below); Kansas lists 16 (Cole Ballard, Injured; Jaylen Mason, Injured; Kory Amachree, Injured; more below).
Injuries
UCF
- Alonza Barnett III: Injured, Hamstring
- Dante Carr: Injured, Undisclosed
- Duane Thomas Jr.: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dylan Burk: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dylan Wade: Injured, Shoulder
- Horace Lockett: Injured, Shoulder
- Antonio Branch Jr.: Injured, Undisclosed
- Antione Jackson: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kahmel Johnson: Injured, Hamstring
Kansas
- Cole Ballard: Injured, Shoulder
- Jaylen Mason: Injured, Undisclosed
- Kory Amachree: Injured, Undisclosed
- Justin Thurman: Injured, Undisclosed
- Yasin Willis: Injured, Foot
- Cam Pickett: Injured, Hamstring
- Carson Bruhn: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jailen Butler: Injured, Undisclosed
- Carter Moses: Injured, Undisclosed
- Dakyus Brinkley: Injured, Undisclosed
- David Santiago: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jibreel AlAmin: Injured, Undisclosed
- Bam Crouch: Injured, Hamstring
- Syeed Gibbs: Injured, Undisclosed
- Jahlil Hurley: Injured, Foot
- Brandon Schmelzle: Injured, Undisclosed
Recent form
UCF
- September 26, 2026: W 21-13 vs TCU
- September 19, 2026: W 44-30 vs Georgia State
- September 12, 2026: L 7-12 at Pittsburgh
- September 3, 2026: W 73-6 vs Bethune-Cookman
- November 29, 2025: L 21-41 at BYU
Kansas
- September 19, 2026: L 17-24 vs Arizona State
- September 11, 2026: L 21-38 vs Missouri
- September 4, 2026: W 51-6 vs Long Island University
- November 28, 2025: L 21-31 vs Utah
- November 22, 2025: L 14-38 at Iowa State
Head to head
- October 4, 2025: Kansas 27, UCF 20