Three Friday Games Open Week 9 College Football Slate

The Week 9 college football schedule features three FBS games on October 30. Tulane visits Charlotte at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2, with Tulane favored by 8.5 points. The Green Wave are 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the American Conference, while Charlotte is 1-6 and 1-2 after earning its first win, 38-31 on the road against Temple. Tulane is coming off a loss to UTSA. The teams’ recent series stands 2-0 for Tulane, which shut out Charlotte 27-0 last season.

Baylor and UCF meet at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN in Orlando in a Big 12 matchup between teams that are both 4-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Baylor is favored by 1.5 points. UCF comes in after beating then-No. 2 BYU in double overtime, while Baylor will play its first game under interim coach Joe Klanderman after Dave Aranda was fired midweek.

Kent State visits Sacramento State at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Kent State, 3-5 and 2-2 in the MAC, is a seven-point favorite over Sacramento State, which is 1-7. The Golden Flashes are coming off a win over Akron; Sacramento State has struggled against FBS opponents. The listed over/under is 46.5 points. For Tulane-Charlotte, the over/under is 47.5, and one projection model forecasts 49 combined points. All listed odds can change.