College Football: 2017 Bahamas Bowl Odds And Prediction

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – MAY 02: A general view during round one of the men’s 4 x 100 metres on day one of the IAAF World Relays at Thomas Robinson Stadium on May 2, 2015 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for IAAF) /

Bahamas Bowl Odds And Prediction

We are now to the part of college football bowl season where we have one bowl a day until Friday. Then we begin the part of multiple college football games every day. If you are a college football fan, there isn’t much better than this! Next up is the Bahamas Bowl. This one has been a wild game both of its first two years!

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MOBILE, AL – DECEMBER 23: Running back Papi White #4 of the Ohio Bobcats attempts to catch a pass in front of safety Kris Weatherspoon #3 of the Troy Trojans on December 23, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. The Troy Trojans defeated the Ohio Bobcats 28-23. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

UAB vs. Ohio(-7.5) at Nassau, Bahamas(2):

UAB 8-4, 6-2(t-3rd CUSA):

Wins: vs. Alabama A&M(38-7), vs. Coastal Carolina(30-23), vs. Louisiana Tech(23-22), vs. Middle Tennessee State(25-23), at Southern Mississippi(30-12), vs. Rice(52-21), at UTSA(24-19), vs. UTEP(28-7)

Losses: at Ball State(31-51), at North Texas(43-46), at Charlotte(24-25), at Florida(7-36)

Record vs. bowl teams: 3-1

UAB had a successful season after being without football for a few years. All four losses were on the road, but only one was to a decent team. I’m not sure what to think of those inexplicable losses to Ball State and Charlotte. The Florida game also surprised me since the Gators were struggling. At any rate, this season is a success for UAB no matter what happens here. Their defense is good enough to at least keep them in this game.

Ohio 8-4, 5-3(5th MAC):

Wins: vs. Hampton(59-0), vs. Kansas(42-30), at Eastern Michigan(27-20), at Massachusetts(58-50), at Bowling Green(48-30), vs. Kent State(48-3), vs. Miami(OH)(45-28), vs. Toledo(38-10)

Losses: at Purdue(21-44), vs. Central Michigan(23-26), at Akron(34-37), at Buffalo(24-31)

Record vs. bowl teams: 1-3

Ohio got their signature win against Toledo, then proceeded to lose the last two games. The Bobcats’ normally solid defense abandoned them against Akron and Buffalo, two teams that are about the caliber of UAB on offense. Ohio will likely be without leading rusher A.J. Oulette, and will need to get the ball in the hands of Papi White to keep up with UAB. Inconsistent offensive play has plagued this team at times this year, but any team that beats Toledo by 28 is a dangerous team.

Prediction:

This heavily favors Ohio on paper, but I think UAB shows up for this one. The Blazers have seemed acutely aware of how important this season is to the future of football at the university. A win here would be huge! I expect this to be a fairly low scoring game, and with the way Ohio closed the season, I’m not sure they are more than a touchdown better. I’ll take UAB and the points.

Pick: UAB

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