The No. 18 Tulane Green Wave (10-2) and No. 22 UCF Knights (9-3) will play in the AAC Championship Game on Saturday, December 3, 2022.
In their last outing, the Green Wave took down the Cincinnati Bearcats 27-24. The Knights are coming off of a 46-39 win over the South Florida Bulls. Michael Pratt had 162 yards on 13-of-22 passing (59.1%) for the Wave in that matchup against the Bearcats, with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also added nine carries for 30 yards. Tyjae Spears ran for 181 yards on 35 carries (5.2 yards per carry) and two touchdowns, adding one reception for 17 yards. Shae Wyatt had 62 yards on three catches (20.7 per reception) in that game. Mikey Keene totaled 129 passing yards while going 15-for-19 with two touchdowns and no interceptions for the Knights against the Bulls. John Rhys Plumlee put together an eight-carry, 133-yard game (16.6 yards per attempt) with two touchdowns. Javon Baker caught three passes for 51 yards (17.0 yards per catch).
The Knights are 3-point underdogs in their matchup with the Green Wave (the game has an over/under of 56.5 points).
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