UAB vs UL Monroe Betting Pick & Preview – 9/7/2024

The UAB Blazers are set to take on the UL Monroe Warhawks on September 7, 2024, at 7:00 pm ET. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Blazers as 13 point favorites, with early betting action showing 25% of spread bets on UAB and 75% on UL Monroe. The total of 55 has seen 86% of bets on the under and 14% on the over. Continue reading for our breakdown of this weekend's UAB vs UL Monroe matchup in college football.

UAB Looks to Take Advantage of Favorable Matchup

The UAB Blazers finished 4-8 last season and went just 1-3 in non-conference games during that campaign. In Week 2 of this season, the Blazers have a chance to exceed their number of non-conference wins from last season after just two games. After beating FCS Alcorn State in their season opener, the Blazers are double-digit favorites against UL Monroe, in a game the Blazers will be expected to win to improve to 2-0 early in the year.

Going into this game, the question for UAB will be whether or not their defense can play consistently well enough to help them create separation in games like this one. UAB gave up 40 or more points in seven of their games last season. While they performed well defensively against an FCS opponent last week, they still have to prove that they can do so with regularity against FBS teams and UL Monroe is a great place to start.

UL Monroe With Chance to Equal Last Season's Win Total

UL Monroe snapped a 10-game losing streak for their program last week when they kicked off their season with a 30-14 win over FCS Jackson State. The Warhawks won that game despite throwing the ball just 15 times total, a number that will likely increase this week if the Warhawks want to keep up with the potent offense of the UAB Blazers.

UL Monroe has not beaten an FBS opponent since their season opener in the 2023 season, when they beat the Army Black Knights in a 17-13 defensive struggle. Since then, all UL Monroe's defense has done is struggle against FBS opponents, a trend they will look to reverse at home in a chance for their program to earn a second straight 2-0 start to a season.

UAB vs UL Monroe Best Bet

While UAB's defense is a huge question mark going into this game, we will still take them to win and cover the spread as nearly a two-touchdown road favorite. UL Monroe has been a disaster against FBS competition over the last year, losing by double-digits to eight of their last 10 FBS opponents. Look for UAB to win big here and to improve to 2-0 on the young season.

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