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College Football Week 6 Odds, Picks & Prediction: UAB vs. Middle Tennessee (2022)

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Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 6 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: UAB vs. Middle Tennessee.

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College Football Week 6 Odds, Picks & Prediction: UAB vs. Middle Tennessee

This line is being depressed for two reasons: 1) Middle Tennessee is still getting extra credit for upsetting Miami, and 2) UAB is being downgraded for getting upset by Rice last time out.

But UAB's loss to Rice was fluky - UAB finished with a 92% postgame win expectancy. The Blazers are one of the nation's leaders in second-order win discrepancy. UAB is 2-2 with 3.2 second-order wins. This means they're solidly a 3-1 quality team.

MTSU is a pass-happy Air Raid team that needs to move the ball through the air if it's going to move it all. The problem for them in this game is that UAB's pass defense is elite. MTSU has bagged a bunch of expected points off explosive plays this fall. But here again, UAB is elite at preventing explosive plays.

MTSU likes to play fast, racing to the ball after completion for another snap. When the passing attack sputters, the rote yardage disappears, and so does MTSU's ability to coax mental mistakes or take advantage of gassed defensive backs off no-huddle snaps.

UAB's offensive prerogative is the opposite. It runs the ball with physicality. And then takes its time huddling and getting back to the line. This strategy should frustrate MTSU while giving UAB's defense more time to rest between drives.

Pick: UAB -9.5

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