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There is a lot of excitement surrounding the UAB Blazers program and and not necessarily because of their trip to the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl. UAB has hired former Super Bowl winner and professed “QB guru” Trent Dilfer to become their head coach. Dilfer will not coach this game against Miami (Ohio), which is a great chance for both programs to get a rare bowl victory.

Before Betting on the HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl

Miami Ohio finished fourth in the MAC East this season, but have found themselves bowl eligible for the second straight season. The Redhawks won the Frisco Football Classic 27-14 over North Texas last season, putting them in a spot to win bowl games in consecutive years for the first time since the Tangerine Bowl in the early 70s.

Miami is a double-digit underdog on Friday mostly because their offense is very hard to watch. The Redhawks were the second lowest scoring team in the MAC (20.3 ppg) and also had the second fewest total yards and passing yards. QB Aveon Smith is coming off his highest passing yardage of the season in an 18-17 win over Ball State in the regular season finale – but that’s also just 217 yards.

UAB should have the best player on the field Friday in RB DeWayne McBride who was the C-USA Player of the Year with 1,710 yards rushing and 19 TDs. McBride went for 100+ in all but one game this season, being held to 34 yards against LSU in week 12. He made up for that dud though, scampering for 272 in the regular season finale against Louisiana Tech.

Miami (Ohio) vs UAB NCAAF Offshore Betting Odds

Offshore SportsbookMoneylineTotalSpread
BetOnlineMiami (4.25) | UAB (1.24)45.5Miami +10.5 (1.91) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)
BovadaMiami (4.25) | UAB (1.24)45.5Miami +10.5 (1.91) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)
BetUSMiami (4.00) | UAB (1.26)45.5Miami +10.5 (1.91) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)
SportsBetting.agMiami (4.25) | UAB (1.24)45.5Miami +10.5 (1.91) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)
PinnacleMiami (4.35) | UAB (1.23)45Miami +10.5 (1.96) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)
MyBookieMiami (4.25) | UAB (1.24)45Miami +10.5 (1.91) | UAB -10.5 (1.91)

HomeTown Lenders Bahamas Bowl Prediction & Pick

Miami Ohio had the best scoring defense in the MAC which included being #1 against the run which is huge against UAB. There are some teams in the MAC that absolutely pound the rock as well, so on that metric alone the 10.5 points looks like way too many to be giving for the Blazers.
Pick: Miami (Ohio) +10.5