USF (2-4) vs UAB (1-5)
Game Info: Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 3:30 pm (Raymond James Stadium)
The Line: Betting Odds: USF -13.5 / UAB +13.5 — Over/Under: 57.5
The UAB Blazers and the USF Bulls meet in week 8 college football action from Raymond James Stadium on Saturday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UAB vs. USF prediction.
UAB Recap
The UAB Blazers come into this one looking to snap a five-game losing streak on the year after a 44-10 loss to Army last time out. After this game, UAB will head home for a matchup with Tulsa after their upcoming bye week.
Blazers Look Like They’ve Quit
Jacob Zeno has thrown for 819 yards, 6 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions on 69.5% passing while Jalen Kitna has thrown for 481 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 5 INTs on 56.3% passing. Lee Beebe Jr. has 383 rushing yards with 3 touchdowns while Kam Shanks has a team-high 30 receptions for 297 yards. Amare Thomas has 26 receptions for 273 yards and 4 touchdowns while another three Blazers have 100+ receiving yards on the year. On defense, Michael Moore has a team-high 42 total tackles while Desmond Little has a pair of sacks. As a unit, UAB’s defense has combined for 8 sacks and 2 interceptions.
Why the UAB Blazers will win
- South Florida has lost eight of its last nine games in October.
- The road team has won three of South Florida’s last four games.
- South Florida has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five October games as a home favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
- The road team has covered the spread in four of South Florida’s last five games.
USF Recap
The USF Bulls come into this one looking to snap a three-game losing streak after a 21-3 win over Memphis last time out to fall to 2-4 on the year. After this game, USF will go back on the road for a matchup against FAU.
Bulls Looking To Get Back To .500
Byrum Brown has thrown for 836 yards and 2 touchdowns on 59.1% passing while also putting up 269 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns. Kelley Joiner has 270 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns while Nay’Quan Wright has 240 rushing yards and 2 TDs and Ta’Ron Keith has 120 rushing yards with 3 TDs. Sean Atkins leads USF’s receiving group with 32 grabs for 344 yards while Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen has 223 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Mac Harris has a team-high 39 total tackles while Kajuan Banks has a pair of sacks to lead USF. As a team, USF’s defense has combined for 10 sacks and 5 interceptions.
Why the South Florida Bulls will win
- UAB has lost each of its last nine road games.
- The favorite has won each of South Florida’s last six games.
- UAB has failed to cover the spread in eight of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
- The favorite has covered the spread in each of South Florida’s last four games.
UAB vs. USF Prediction
I’m on the under here. These are just two offenses that I have little to no faith in right now, and while UAB has some glaring problems defensively, along with the fact that it looks like they might’ve quit on the season. USF is kind of in the same boat, scoring 28 points in the last three weeks, and I just think that this total is giving a bit too much credit in this spot. Give me the under.