Middle Tennessee vs UAB Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/1/24

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the UAB Blazers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Bartow Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Middle Tennessee vs. UAB prediction.

Middle Tennessee Recap

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders come into this one looking to bounce back after an 80-69 loss to Bradley last time out. After this game, the Blue Raiders will take on Belmont and Cal Baptist.

Blue Raiders Looking For Rebound

Jestin Porter leads the Blue Raiders in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 1.6 SPG while Essam Mostafa has 14.3 PPG with 8.6 RPG to lead the Blue Raiders on the glass. Kamari Lands has 11.3 PPG as well for Middle Tennessee on the year to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for the Blue Raiders. Jlynn Counter has 9.7 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Camryn Weston has 9 PPG along with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead Middle Tennessee in assists. Torey Alston also has a 5.4 RPG. As a team, Middle Tennessee is averaging 81.4 PPG on 47.7% shooting from the field, 31% from three, and 70.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will win

• Middle Tennessee has won three of its last four day games.
• UAB has lost three of its last four games against non-conference opponents.

UAB Recap

The UAB Blazers come into this one looking to build on their 98-86 win over Louisiana last time out. After this game, UAB will play against Prairie View and Arkansas State.

Blazers Looking To String Wins Together

Yaxel Lendeborg has a team-high 17.8 PPG and 8.9 RPG to lead the Blazers in scoring and rebounding while also adding 3.3 APG. Christian Coleman has 11.9 PPG with 7.1 RPG and Ja’Borri McGhee has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG. Alejandro Vasquez has 10.3 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UAB up to this point in the year while Efrem Johnson has 9.8 PPG as well this season. As a team, UAB is averaging 84.8 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 29.9% from three, and 74.2% from the foul line this season.

Why the UAB Blazers will win

• UAB has won each of its last 12 day games at Bartow Arena.
• Middle Tennessee has lost each of its last four games at Bartow Arena.

Middle Tennessee vs. UAB Prediction

I’m on Middle Tennessee here. I get why the Blazers are favored at home, but these are two teams that statistically are very similar but I trust the Blue Raiders more defensively. All in all, I think this line is just a couple of points too big so give me Middle Tennessee here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Middle Tennessee +8