The UAB Blazers and the Tulane Green Wave meet in week 5 college football action from Yulman Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

UAB Gets Throttled By Georgia

The UAB Blazers had a chance to compete against one of the best in the country, but got trampled by Georgia 49-21, losing their 3rd straight game to fall to 1-3 on the year. Jacob Zeno has thrown for 1,206 yards, 8 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 75.1% passing while also rushing for 116 yards and 3 scores. Isaiah Jacobs has a team-high 154 rushing yards while Jermaine Brown Jr. has 106 rushing yards. Tejhaun Palmer has a team-high 16 catches for 185 yards while Fred Farrier II has 180 receiving yards. Another four Blazers have 100+ receiving yards on the year. On defense, Keondre Swoopes has a team-high 25 total tackles while UAB’s defense as a whole has combined for 10 sacks and 3 interceptions this season.

UAB Blazers Team Facts

UAB has lost seven of its last eight road games.
UAB has failed to cover the spread in each of its last six road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
UAB has won the first half in each of its last nine road games against conference opponents.
Each of UAB’s last four games as an underdog have gone OVER the total points line.

Tulane Stymies Nicholls

The Tulane Green Wave snatched back-to-back wins to improve to 3-1 on the year after a 36-7 win over Nicholls State last time out. Kai Horton has thrown for 485 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 INTs on 50% passing while Michael Pratt has 484 passing yards with 6 touchdowns and an interception on 84.2% passing. Makhi Hughes leads Tulane on the ground with 245 rushing yards while Lawrence Keys III leads Tulane’s receiving group with 17 grabs for 345 yards with 3 TDs and Jha’Quan Jackson has 230 receiving yards with 4 touchdowns. Chris Brazzell II has 130 receiving yards as well as 2 TDs. On defense, Jesus Machado has a team-high 33 total tackles while Patrick Jenkins has a team-high 3.5 sacks. Kameron Hamilton has 3 sacks and Dariush Hodges has 2.5 sacks while Lance Robinson has 3 INTs. As a whole, Tulane’s defense has combined for 15 sacks and 7 interceptions this season.

Tulane Green Wave Team Facts

Tulane has won each of its last 10 games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Tulane has covered the spread in 10 of its last 11 games against conference opponents.
Tulane has won the first quarter in five of its last six games against conference opponents.
Tulane has won the first half in seven of its last eight games against conference opponents.
Each of Tulane’s last four games against conference opponents have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

Tulane was one of only six FBS teams to remain undefeated in road games last season (5-0) (min. 8 games).
Tulane ranked 8th among FBS teams for Q1 points allowed per game last season (2.6).
UAB ranked 10th among FBS teams for Q4 points allowed per game last season (4.3).
UAB was one of only 14 FBS teams to lose 3+ games when leading at HT last season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m backing the Green Wave here. It’s a big number to lay, but all we’ve seen from UAB is that when they play a decent team, or for argument’s sake, an FBS team to this point, the Blazers have gotten their butts kicked. Tulane’s simply the far better team and the Green Wave have made Yulman a tough place to go on the road and visit. I look for a convincing win for Tulane here so I’ll lay it and play it.