Old Dominion Monarchs vs UAB Blazers Point Spread Picks

Old Dominion is 5-1 UNDER this season while allowing 25.8 points per game and scoring 16.5 per contest. The Monarchs covered the number in a 31-17 loss at Marshall while rushing the ball 36 times to no avail. UAB is favored by its biggest number this season against FBS teams and it comes off a 33-14 win at Texas-San Antonio. Tyler Johnson III finished 17-of-26 for 294 yards and two touchdowns with an interception and the Blazers piled up 198 rushing yards. Old Dominion has played a tough schedule that has included losses to Virginia and Virginia Tech in addition to Marshall and coach Bobby Wilder calls the Monarchs the best 1-5 team in America. Backup quarterback Messiah deWeaver will get more playing time after coming off the bench and completing 8-of-14 passes for 100 yards and a TD against the Thundering Herd. ODU is #35 in the country in total defense and getting too many points in this matchup. The UNDER is 8-1-1 in UAB's last 10 October games and 19-9-1 in the Blazers' last 29 games overall. Also, the UNDER is 13-5-1 in UAB's last 19 conference games. The Monarchs have covered six of their last eight versus teams with winning records. Grab the points with Old Dominion plus the UNDER.