The Old Dominion Monarchs visit Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday to play the UAB Blazers. Old Dominion fell to 1-5 on the season following its 31-17 loss to Marshall on Saturday. Old Dominion was hurt by quarterback sacks, as Marshall sacked Messiah deWeaver eight times. deWeaver threw for 100 yards and one touchdown and the Monarchs managed just 83 yards on the ground.

Messiah deWeaver has thrown for 100 yards and one interception. Kesean Strong leads all rushers with 194 yards and three touchdowns and is the leading receiver as well with 133 yards. The leading tackler for Old Dominion is Lawrence Garner with 59.

UAB improved to 5-1 on the season with a 33-14 victory on Saturday over UT San Antonio. Tyler Johnston III passed for 294 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead the Blazers to the win. With the win, UAB moved into third places in the West Division of Conference-USA at 2-1 just a half game behind leaders Southern Mississippi and Louisiana Tech. Tyler Johnston III has thrown for 1,503 yards, 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions for UAB. Spencer Brown leads the Blazers in rushing with 262 yards and three touchdowns, while Austin Watkins is the leading receiver with 534 yards and five touchdowns. The leading tackler for UAB is Kristopher Moll with 41. Old Dominion is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 on the road The UNDER has cashed in 6 of the Monarchs last 7 UAB is 7-0 ATS in its last 7 played in October The UNDER has cashed in 13 of the Blazers last 19 in Conference-USA play UAB is the much better team and is battling for first place in the Conference-USA West division. The Blazers have covered the number in 7 of the last 8 versus an opponent with a losing record and in 9 of the last 11 following a win ATS. Old Dominion on the other hand has failed to cover 9 of its last 12 C-USA games. Final Score Prediction, UAB Blazers win and cover ATS 33-14

David’s Pick UAB Blazers -14

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