UAB Blazers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Odds & Prediction: September 25th 2010
Our lines for college football are back at BetUS Sportsbook, and we continue our analysis of Week 4 coverage with the contest between the UAB Blazers and the Tennessee Volunteers.
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UAB Blazers vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Game Date/Time: Saturday, September 25th, 12:20 ET
Game Location: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
TV/Radio Broadcast: ESPN Game Plan, ESPN3.com, Sirius
NCAA Football Odds: UAB Blazers (+14) -110 vs. Tennessee Volunteers (-14) -110: Over/Under 50.5
The Blazers trusted Bryan Ellis to come into their game last week with the Troy Trojans, and my, did he answer the bell! The junior out of the Peach State fired off 23-of-37 completions for 360 yards with three scores against two picks on the day, and he nearly single handedly brought UAB to a 34-33 upset victory over the Troy Trojans.
Jackie Williams had the game of his life, catching six passes for 114 yards and two TDs, the second of which came as the clock expired from 44 yards away to give the Blazers the ‘W’. Both TDs came in a fourth quarter rally down 33-20 with less than nine minutes to play.
UAB trailed 23-0 near halftime before turning on the jets.
It was a fantastic game for the Volunteers last week as well, but they came up just short of the lines for college football in a 31-17 loss to the Florida Gators.
The defense did everything it could do to stop John Brantley and the potent UF offense. The blue and orange were held to just 317 total yards, 36 of which came on a fake punt. Jeffrey Demps was limited to just 73 yards on 26 carries, a testament to a solid day’s work.
It was also a great day for Matt Simms, the son of the great New York Giants legend Phil Simms. The second generation signal caller went 19-of-31 for 259 yards with two TDs and two picks on the day.
The bottom line for Tennessee though, is that it didn’t have the horses to beat the lines for college football against either the Gators or the Oregon Ducks the previous week, and this game is much more suited for the skill level of Derek Dooley’s squad.
NCAA Football Insider Tip : The Vols might be 3-0 SU all-time in this series, but the Blazers are 3-0 against the spread in the all-time series.
Yikes! UAB has never scored more than 13 points against Tennessee, and this might not be much of an exception. However, the Vols laid it all on the line last week against the Gators, and there might not be all that much left in the tank. Meanwhile, the Blazers are coming off of their best showing of the year and might be beaming with confidence.
Take UAB and the hefty lines for college football on Saturday as they look to extend the Vols mediocrity in non-conference battles to 2-9 ATS their L/11.
My NCAA Football Predictions: UAB Blazers (+14) -110
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