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Middle Tennessee vs UAB College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/28/21

Middle Tennessee vs UAB College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 1/28/21
2021-01-28 21:00:00 EDT

The UAB Blazers and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders meet Thursday in college basketball action from Murphy Center. 

UAB enters this game at 12-2 so far. The Blazers have won consecutive games versus Rice in their last pair. As for Middle Tennessee, they’re 3-9 this year. The Blue Raiders have lost four straight games to Southern Miss and Western Kentucky. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

UAB kicked off their season with seven straight wins stretching to December 16. After a loss to Chattanooga, the Blazers beat Southern Miss twice before splitting a pair of games with Charlotte. Since then it’s been two consecutive wins over Rice for UAB. 

In Saturday’s 86-74 win over the Owls, UAB’s Tavin Lovan posted 32 points with 11 rebounds and five assists. Tyreek Scott-Grayson added 18 points with two assists and two rebounds, and Quan Jackson had 10 points with two rebounds and one assist. 

Over on the Middle Tennessee side, they started out at 1-3 this year with a lone win over Murray State. The Raiders went 2-2 in their next four games with wins over FIU and Covenant. Since then it’s been two losses to Southern Miss and two losses to Western Kentucky. 

In the 68-52 loss to the Hilltoppers on Sunday, Middle Tennessee’s only double-digit scorer was Jayce Johnson with 10 points, seven rebounds and one assist. Both Jordan Davis and Dontrell Shuler notched nine points apiece, combining for six assists and seven rebounds. 

The Raiders are 5-1 ATS in their last six Thursday games and 1-4 ATS in their last five after an ATS loss. Middle Tennessee is 5-1 ATS in their last six Thursday games and 11-27 in their last 38 games overall. 

Meanwhile, UAB is 6-1 ATS in their last seven versus a team with a losing straight-up record and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games versus a team with a losing home record. The under is 8-3-1 in the Blazers’ last 12 overall and 4-1 in their last five road games. 

PICK: I’m sticking with UAB. Middle Tennessee was pretty flat in their last couple of games, and posted just 20 points in the first half on Sunday. UAB has had a few dud games themselves this season, but played well against Rice with 164 combined points in that pair. I think the Raiders can hang around for a while here but I like the Blazers to pull away on a cover. 

Andrew's Free Pick: UAB Blazers -8

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