UAB vs South Alabama 12/4/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
South Alabama Jaguars (3-5) vs. UAB Blazers (6-1)
December 4, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
The Line: UAB Blazers -14.5 / South Alabama Jaguars +14.5; Over/Under: +150
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The South Alabama Jaguars and the UAB Blazers meet in college basketball action from the Bartow Arena on Sunday afternoon.
The South Alabama Jaguars will try to rebound from an 84-59 loss to FAU last time out. Isaiah Moore leads the Jaguars in scoring and assists with 20.2 PPG and 5.6 APG while Kevin Samuel has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Jaguars in rebounding and to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for South Alabama so far this season. As a team, South Alabama is averaging 70.9 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field, 28.9% from three and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
The UAB Blazers will look to build on their 80-61 win over Jacksonville in their last game. Jordan Walker leads UAB in scoring with 25 PPG and 4 APG while Eric Gaines has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 5.9 APG to lead the Blazers in assists as the only other double-digit scorer for UAB up to this point in the year. Ledarrius Brewer and KJ Buffen each have 9.7 PPG with Buffen logging a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead UAB in rebounding this season. As a team, UAB is averaging 92.1 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 34% from three-point range and 76.8% from the foul line this season.
South Alabama is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 12-2 ATS in their last 14 games following a loss by 20+ points while the under is 9-2 in their last 11 games following a loss. UAB is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following an ATS win and 37-16 ATS in their last 53 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record while the over is 23-5-1 in their last 29 games overall.
I get the reasoning for backing either side in this game, but I’m on the over in this one. South Alabama came out flat last time out but this is a team that can score and match the style of play that UAB brings, which as evidenced by a 6-0 record to the over, is a high-scoring style. I think this one’s marked for both teams to get into the high-70s here so give me the over.
