Florida Atlantic at Florida - 2021 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, September 4th 2021 (7:30 PM EDT)
Florida -23.5 (51.5)
Florida 35 - Florida Atlantic: 14

 
Owls (5 - 7) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach Willie Taggart (7 - 5)
Avg Score : 30 - 36 (22 - 37 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -10.5  (SP+ FLA -16)
Projected Score: FAU: 24 - FLA: 31 (55)
FLA Win prob: 96% | Cover: 54%
FAU Travel: 264 miles
Gators (6 - 7) (3 - 10 - 0)
Coach Dan Mullen (31 - 10)
Avg Score : 22 - 24 (29 - 19 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Florida Atlantic's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Florida Atlantic at Florida+23.551.5L 14 - 35UY
Sat 9/11 Florida Atlantic vs Georgia Southern-6.548.5W 38 - 6UY
Sat 9/18 Florida Atlantic vs Fordham-31.051.5W 45 - 14ON
Sat 9/25 Florida Atlantic at Air Force+3.554.0L 7 - 31UN
Sat 10/2 Florida Atlantic vs Florida International-10.552.0W 58 - 21OY
Sat 10/9 Florida Atlantic at UAB+3.548.5L 14 - 31UN
BYE WEEK
Thu 10/21 Florida Atlantic at Charlotte-6.558.0W 38 - 9UY
Sat 10/30 Florida Atlantic vs UTEP-11.049.0W 28 - 25ON
Sat 11/6 Florida Atlantic vs Marshall+1.058.0L 13 - 28UN
Sat 11/13 Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion-6.548.0L 16 - 30UN
Sat 11/20 Florida Atlantic at Western Kentucky+11.564.0L 17 - 52ON
Sat 11/27 Florida Atlantic vs Middle Tennessee-3.549.5L 17 - 27UN

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Predictions for Florida Atlantic's Schedule
Florida's 2021 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/4 Florida vs Florida Atlantic-23.551.5W 35 - 14UN
Sat 9/11 Florida at South Florida-29.057.0W 42 - 20ON
Sat 9/18 Florida vs Alabama+14.059.5L 29 - 31OY
Sat 9/25 Florida vs Tennessee-19.065.0W 38 - 14UY
Sat 10/2 Florida at Kentucky-7.556.5L 13 - 20UN
Sat 10/9 Florida vs Vanderbilt-39.060.5W 42 - 0UY
Sat 10/16 Florida at LSU-12.561.0L 42 - 49ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/30 Florida vs Georgia+14.050.0L 7 - 34UN
Sat 11/6 Florida at South Carolina-20.552.0L 17 - 40ON
Sat 11/13 Florida vs Samford-36.068.5W 70 - 52ON
Sat 11/20 Florida at Missouri-9.569.0L 23 - 24UN
Sat 11/27 Florida vs Florida State-4.058.5W 24 - 21UN
Thu 12/23 Florida vs UCF-7.056.0L 17 - 29UN

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Predictions for Florida's Schedule
Important Stats (2020)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
FAU.0939%29.542%2.8617935%1443.13.0740%36.340%40%2.1138.91.21.2
FLA.3250%21.645%3.1913154%3794.51.2446%2448%43%4.0446.41.61.3
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
FAU0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
FLA0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
FAU Offense929.521.839%3.131.2183231791444.557%43%42%35%19%.09
FLA Defense122418.745.8%4.041.3 - - - - - 49%51%48%43%16%.24
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
FAU Defense936.337.239.7%2.111.2 - - - - - 51%48%40%40%16%.07
FLA Offense1221.62950.3%4.511.6265101313794.341%59%45%54%15%.32

Additional Stats 2020
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Florida Atlantic928:5117.837%50%4.738.91.21.26.42.8029.2
Florida1231:0226.350%58%5.546.41.61.362.8128.4
Run Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
FAU Offense957%42%40178.74.512.12.8664%13%1.01
FLA Defense1249%48% - - - - .23.2175%10%0.87
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
FAU Defense951%40% - - - - .053.0272%12%0.93
FLA Offense1241%45%30.6131.34.312.133.1977%8%0.88

Pass Game Stats (2021)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
FAU Offense943%35%13.625.8144.45.610.786.081.637%31%.236%1.8
FLA Defense1251%43% - - - - - - 9.281.629%35%.396%1.8
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
FAU Defense948%40% - - - - - - 6.11.533%31%.175%1.8
FLA Offense1259%54%26.839.4378.69.614.24610.461.628%42%.518%2

Florida Atlantic's Power Ratings
Florida Atlantic's Power Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Offense Rating: NR
Florida Atlantic's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #71
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Florida Atlantic's 2021 Expected Record: -
Florida Atlantic's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -5.2  #92
Florida Atlantic's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.1  #100
Florida Atlantic's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.4  #85

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic:    Florida: 8

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Florida Atlantic: -5.2   Florida: 11.0




Florida's Power Ratings
Florida's Power Rating: 8 NR
Florida's Offense Rating: NR
Florida's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating:  #9
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Florida's 2021 Expected Record: -
Florida's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 11.0  #29
Florida's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.0  #22
Florida's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.2  #39

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Florida Atlantic Scoring
Offense: 29.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 21.8
Defense: 36.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 37.2

Florida Atlantic's 2021 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0
Projected Score
Florida 31
Florida Atlantic 24

Projected Total Points: 55
Florida Scoring
Offense: 21.6 PPG
Offense at Home: 29
Defense: 24 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.7

Florida's 2021 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 3 - 10 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 8
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 9 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202109/04Florida35Florida Atlantic14Florida -23.5Florida Atlantic51.5Under
201511/21Florida20Florida Atlantic14Florida -31Florida Atlantic45.0Under
201109/03Florida41Florida Atlantic3
200711/17Florida59Florida Atlantic20
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Florida400 Overs
Florida Atlantic022 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams4 - 00 - 20 - 20 - 0
Road Teams0 - 42 - 00 - 02 - 0

(#) FAU at (#) FLA
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatFAUFLA
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #92 #29
Perf GradeGrade #88 #89
OffenseOff #107 #73
DefenseDef #32 #90
Spec TeamsST #107 #84
TalentTal #71 #9
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Florida Atlantic on Offense
CategoryCat
FAU OffFLA Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #107 #90
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #100 #39
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Florida Atlantic Run Game
CategoryCat
FAU OffFLA Def
Run GameRun #110 #61
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #81 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #62
Florida Atlantic Pass Game
CategoryCat
FAU OffFLA Def
Pass GamePass #63 #115
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk #99 #29
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Florida on Offense
CategoryCatFLA OffFAU Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerf #73 #32
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #22 #85
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Florida Run Game
CategoryCat
FLA OffFAU Def
Run GameRun #3 #38
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR Blk #127 -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak -  #92
Florida Pass Game
CategoryCatFLA OffFAU Def
Pass GamePass #84 #8
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP Blk #52 #113
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
FLA 5 Year Profile: Declining CFP Hopefuls
'21 Profile: Down to Average P4

FAU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Average G5
'21 Profile: Remains Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 1
Florida -23.5 (51.5)
Florida won vs Florida Atlantic this year (35-14)

No Matchups Past 4 Years
  
FAU's OC Mike Johnson (in his first season)
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FAU's DC Mike Stoops (in his first season)
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FLA's DC Todd Grantham (in his first season)
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