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| Southern Miss Golden Eagles | UAB Blazers |
| 0-11 | November 30, 2013, 01:00 | Legion Field | 2-9 |
A key Week 14 battle has the visiting Golden Eagles travelling to UAB on Saturday to face the Blazers.
The Blazers currently sport a record of 2-9, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 4-7 ATS. The Golden Eagles are 0-11 and 2-9 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Blazers post a 9-2 over under record this season, while the Golden Eagles have gone 6-5 against the number.
View Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs UAB Blazers Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 13.5-point underdogs in this one at Sportsbook and most sportsbooks tracked here at OddsShark. No total had been posted as of press time check the live lines pages in the coming days to see where the number opened.
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Blazers rated this week at No. 111 and the Golden Eagles sitting at No. 123. It may or may not play a role in OddsShark score prediction models that turned out a 14-1 result in favor of the Blazers this week.
Last time out, UAB could not slow down $WinningWR, who managed 127 receiving yards in the Owls 37-34 victory over the Blazers Thursday.
How They Match Up:
The game also pits UAB's No. 81-ranked offense, averaging 26.18 PPG, against a Golden Eagles defense that ranks No. 121 this week at 43.27 PPG. The Blazers aerial game is averaging 208.36 yards per game, more than the Golden Eagles secondary allows through the air, 204.09 YPG per game.
In comparing defenses, the Golden Eagles own the league's No. 112-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 251.5 yards per game when on the road. UAB, on the other hand, rates No. 62 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
A few Golden Eagles at Blazers trends to consider:
Southern Miss is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games
Southern Miss is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Miss's last 6 games
Southern Miss is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
UAB is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
UAB is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of UAB's last 12 games
UAB is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
