The South Florida Bulls are traveling to Boca Raton on Friday night to face the Florida Atlantic Owls in a game both schools desperately need to win. Neither school is having a good year, but the Bulls are still within reach of bowl eligibility. South Florida is currently 3-4 (1-2 AAC) and Florida Atlantic has a mark of 2-5 (0-3 ACC).
The game will start at 7:30 p.m. ET at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. ESPN2 will broadcast the encounter, with Anish Shroff as the play-by-play commentator, Andre Ware as the analyst, and Paul Carcaterra as the sideline reporter.
Despite having the home-field advantage, the Owls are slightly unfavored as 3-point underdogs. ESPN's game predictor gives the South Florida Bulls a 53% chance of winning.
How to watch South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic? Streaming options for AAC clash
ESPN2 is available for streaming through FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, Sling and YouTube TV. ESPN+ also carries all of the network's games, and the ESPN app is another option; however, you'll need your service provider's credentials for the latter option.
If you prefer to listen to the game, you can do it through 102.5 HD-2 & Bulls Unlimited in Tampa and Fox Sports 640 South Florida in Boca Raton.
South Florida vs. Florida Atlantic recent results
The South Florida Bulls broke a two-game losing streak in their last encounter, a 35-25 victory over the UAB Blazers in which quarterback Bryce Archie threw for 201 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
That's his second-best yardage of the season and the most touchdowns he has scored in a single game. Running back Kelley Joiner also had a good contribution, with 94 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Florida Atlantic is in the middle of a two-game losing streak to North Texas and UTSA. The game against UTSA ended 38-24 and had Owls signal-caller Cam Fancher throw for 96 yards and run for 56. He also scored two rushing touchdowns.
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