UAB Blazers vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders: Don Best Odds & Insights for 1/31/2021

The UAB Blazers (13-2) are big, 14.5-point favorites as they look to build on a three-game winning streak when they host the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3-10) on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Bartow Arena. The contest airs at 3:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 132.5 points.

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ATS Records for UAB and Middle Tennessee

UAB Leaders

• Tavin Lovan leads the Blazers in points and assists. He puts up 13.3 points per game while also adding 2.9 assists.
• Trey Jemison paces the squad with 7.4 rebounds per game.
• Jalen Benjamin averages 2.3 made threes per game to pace the Blazers.
• The Blazers steals leader is Quan Jackson, who averages 2.7 per game. Jemison leads the team averaging 2.3 blocks a contest.

Middle Tennessee Leaders

• Dontrell Shuler takes the top spot on the Blue Raiders scoring and assist lists, putting up 12.6 points and 3.1 assists per game.
• Jo'Vontae Millner collects all of the boards and is the Middle Tennessee leader in rebounds, grabbing 5.8 per game.
• The Blue Raiders are led by Jordan Davis from beyond the arc -- he hits 1.3 shots from deep per game.
• The Blue Raiders leaders in steals and blocks are Davis (1.8 steals per game) and Millner (0.6 blocks per game).

UAB vs Middle Tennessee: Last 5 Meetings

The Blazers are 3-2 against the Blue Raiders in the last five meetings between the two teams. The Blazers have covered the spread more often than not against the Blue Raiders, holding a 3-0 record ATS in those head-to-head matchups.

Points Insights

• The 75 points per game the Blazers record are 7.5 more points than the Blue Raiders allow (67.5).
• UAB has a 10-0 record overall and a 9-0 record against the spread when putting up more than 67.5 points.
• Middle Tennessee is 0-3 against the spread and 0-3 overall when giving up more than 75 points.
• The Blue Raiders put up an average of 60.8 points per game, just 2.3 more points than the 58.5 the Blazers allow.
• Middle Tennessee has compiled a 3-5 overall record and a 3-0 ATS record in games it scores more than 58.5 points.
• UAB is 3-2 against the spread and 4-2 overall when it gives up more than 60.8 points.
• The Blazers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 247 points this season (16.5 points per game on average), and opponents of the Blue Raiders have out-scored them by 87 more points on the year (6.7 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Blazers and the Blue Raiders rebound at around the same clip, with the teams averaging and 35.5 and 33.3 boards per game, respectively.
• UAB is 7-2 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Middle Tennessee is 1-6 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Blazers and the Blue Raiders are evenly matched on the offensive boards this season, with the teams averaging 9.9 and 9.3 offensive rebounds per game, respectively.
• The Blazers are 5-3 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Blue Raiders are 0-4 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• The Blazers find nightly success on the boards with an average rebounding margin of +1.8 rebounds per game, and the Blue Raiders struggle in comparison, averaging a margin of -1.5.