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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. UAB Blazers
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UAB Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Protective Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Blazers as -9.5-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total opened at 55.5.
UAB was a 28-24 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Owls. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (52) made winners of OVER bettors.
Last time out for Middle Tennessee, they were a 45-30 loser as they battled Roadrunners at home. Middle Tennessee failed to cover in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 75 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 3-2 SU,3-2 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Middle Tennessee is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Middle Tennessee's last 6 games
UAB:
Team record: 2-2 SU,2-2 ATS
Alabama-Birmingham is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
Alabama-Birmingham is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games
Alabama-Birmingham is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Middle Tennessee home to WKU Saturday, October 15
UAB home to Charlotte Saturday, October 15