All eyes will be on Jerry Richardson Stadium on Friday when the Charlotte 49ers (2-5, 1-2 AAC) host the Florida Atlantic Owls (3-4, 2-1 AAC) in the only FBS college football game of the night. FAU is looking to bounce back from an ugly 36-10 loss to the UTSA Roadrunners, while Charlotte is looking to build off a 10-7 win over East Carolina. FAU is 2-3-1, while Charlotte is 4-2 against the spread this season.

The Owls are 3.5-point favorites (down from -6 on the opening line) in the latest FAU vs. Charlotte odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 45.5. FAU is a -167 (risk $167 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Charlotte listed as a +141 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Charlotte vs. FAU picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football, and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor has been red-hot all season, going 33-12-2 on his college football best bets for SportsLine this season so far! Anyone who has followed his picks is WAY UP!

Kaylor knows that FAU has won two straight games against Charlotte and has a proven head coach in Tom Herman, who has a career record of 57-26. LaJohntay Wester is one of the most explosive wide receivers in the AAC and will be a matchup nightmare for Charlotte's secondary.

Kaylor, however, also factored in Charlotte's home field advantage and strong play against East Carolina in its last outing. The 49ers snapped a five-game losing streak and held the Pirates to only 7 points. Charlotte has one of the top rushing attacks in the conference, averaging 140.7 yards per game on the ground.

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for FAU vs. Charlotte. We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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