The Central Florida Knights look to remain unbeaten on the year when they take on the host Louisville Cardinals in a key non-conference college football matchup on Friday night. Kickoff from Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Knights are seven-point favorites in the latest UCF vs. Louisville odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the Over-Under for total points scored is 67. (Check out all of lines for this week's games at SportsLine's college football odds page.)

Before you lock in your UCF vs. Louisville picks or predictions, you'll want to see what SportsLine expert Zack Cimini has to say. Cimini is a highly respected Las Vegas handicapper who's never afraid to buck conventional wisdom. 

He also has an uncanny feel for the tendencies of the Cardinals, going an incredible 7-1 in his last eight picks involving Louisville, returning nearly $600. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

The Knights are off to a fast start and have proven they can put up points with the best of them. Last week they routed Bethune-Cookman 63-14 and are averaging 49.5 points per game. UCF is also second in the nation in total offense at 622 yards per game.

Meanwhile the Cardinals (1-1) bounced back from an opening week loss to Ole Miss to post a 30-3 victory over Eastern Kentucky. Redshirt junior quarterback Malik Cunningham has rushed for four touchdowns in two games.

Now, Cimini has zeroed in on UCF vs. Louisville for Friday. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the total, but he's also isolated a critical x-factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own. 

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