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UAB Blazers vs. Rice Owls
The UAB Blazers and the Rice Owls will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rice Stadium.
Rice was a 38-14 loser in its last match at home against Tigers. They failed to cover the +14-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 52 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for UAB, they were a 38-19 loser as they battled Huskies on the road. UAB failed to cover in the match as a +10.5-point underdog, while 57 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
UAB:
Team record: 3-5 SU,3-5 ATS
Alabama-Birmingham is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Rice
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Alabama-Birmingham's last 5 games when playing Rice
Alabama-Birmingham is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Rice
Rice:
Team record: 4-5 SU,4-5 ATS
Rice is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Alabama-Birmingham
Rice is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Rice's last 8 games
Next up:
UAB home to North Texas Saturday, November 15
Rice home to North Texas Saturday, November 22