The UAB Blazers (10-5) travel to face off against the Florida Atlantic Owls (12-4) on Sunday, January 14th. This game will be played at FAU Arena in Boca Raton and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:00 ET.

UAB Blazers vs Florida Atlantic Owls

The UAB Blazers Are Coming Off A Win

UAB is coming off a 75-71 win over South Florida, and they have won five straight games. On the road this season, the Blazers have gone 3-2, and their average scoring margin is -1.2 points per game.

For the season, UAB has gone 10-5, including a 2-0 record in American Athletic Conference play. As the underdog, the Blazers have gone 3-1, and they have gone 6-4 on the road this season.

Against the spread, UAB has a 5-8-1 record this season. As the underdog, they have gone a perfect 4-0 vs. the spread. On the road, their ATS mark is 2-3 this year and their last 3 road ATS record is 0-3. However, their last 3 games as the underdog have resulted in a 3-0 ATS mark.

So far this season, the over/under record for UAB games is 9-5. On average, their games have finished with 153.3 points, while the average over/under line in their games is 148.1. Over their last three games, the average scoring total is 158 points, and their OU record over their last 10 games is 6-3.

The Florida Atlantic Owls Are Coming Off A Win

Florida Atlantic has been dominant at home this season, going 7-1, and they have a six-game winning streak at home. So far, the Owls have been favored in 14 of their 16 games, going 10-4 in those matchups.

Through 16 games, Florida Atlantic has an overall record of 12-4, and they are 2-1 in American Athletic Conference play. Their average scoring margin at home is +16.5 compared to +6.0 on the road.

Florida Atlantic’s ATS record this season is 9-7, and they are 6-2 vs. the spread at home. Over their last 10 games as the favorite, the Owls are 5-5 ATS.

So far this season, the over/under record for Florida Atlantic games is 8-8. The average scoring total in their games is 153 points, which is slightly higher than the average OU line of 148.8. Over their last three games, the over/under record is 1-2 and the average scoring total is 149 points.

UAB Offense Breakdown

The UAB offense is coming off a game in which they scored 75 points vs. South Florida. Overall their field goal percentage was 40% while connecting on 5 threes. Eric Gaines is leading the team in scoring at 12.5 points per contest. Yaxel Lendenborg has also been a key contributor with a PPG average of 12.3 going into the game.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Eric Gaines (G)	12.5	3.7	4.8
Yaxel Lendenborg (F)	12.3	9.3	1.6
Javian Davis-Fleming (F)	10.8	7.0	1.1

Florida Atlantic Offense Breakdown

Coming off their recent game, the Florida Atlantic offense tallied 85 points in a matchup against Tulane. Their field goal percentage for the game was 43.8%, and they made 14 threes. Johnell Davis is leading the team in scoring at 16.6 points per contest. Vladislav Goldin has also been a key contributor with a PPG average of 14.4 going into the game.

Name	PPG	REB	AST
Johnell Davis (G)	16.6	6.7	2.6
Vladislav Goldin (C)	14.4	7.2	0.5
Alijah Martin (G)	12.8	4.8	1.2

UAB Team Defense

At present, the Blazers’ defense is nationally ranked 253rd, allowing 75.6 points per game. The UAB defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 71 points and allowed South Florida to connect on 5 threes.

Florida Atlantic Team Defense

At this time, the Owls’ defense is positioned 149th in the country, permitting 70.9 points per game. The Florida Atlantic defense is coming off a game in which they gave up a total of 84 points and allowed Tulane to connect on 10 threes.

Blazers vs Owls Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Blazers have a straight up record of 3-2 while going 2-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 74 points per game in these contests.
• When looking at their past ten home matchups, Florida Atlantic has an ATS record of 5-5 while averaging 77 per game. The team went 6-4 overall in these games.
• Through their last three games as the underdog, the Blazers have an ATS record of 3-0 and a straight up mark of 3-0.
• Spanning across their last ten games as the betting favorite, the Owls have gone 5-5 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 7-3.

Blazers vs Owls Prediction

For a point-spread wager in this Owls vs. Owls game, we suggest taking the Owls at -16. Even though our predictions have the Owls winning 75-69, we see the Blazers as the better choice on the point-spread.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 152.5 and our model has the Blazers and Owls finishing with a combined 144 points. Our pick is to take the under.

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