The Charlotte 49ers visit Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday to play the UAB Blazers. Charlotte dropped to 1-5 overall and is 0-2 in the Conference-USA following a 41-35 loss to the UTEP Miners a week ago this past Saturday. Charlotte gained 443 yards of total offense but committed three costly turnovers, one of which resulted in a 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown by UTEP.
Charlotte quarterback Chris Reynolds has passed for 1,087 yards with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions. Shadrick Byrd is the leading rusher with 275 yards and one touchdown, while Elijah Spencer is the leading receiver with 538 yards and three touchdown receptions. Grant DuBose has seven touchdown receptions. On defense, cornerback Wayne Jones is the leading tackler with 46. Charlotte has six quarterback sacks and three interceptions.
UAB improved to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in Conference-USA play following its 41-14 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday. UAB gained 581 yards of total offense, and held Middle Tennessee to 336 yards of total offense. quarterback Dylan Hopkins passed for 278 yards with one touchdown, while running back Dwayne McBride rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns.
UAB quarterback Dylan Hopkins has passed for 939 yards with six touchdowns and one interception. The leading rusher is Duane McBride with 641 yards and nine touchdowns while the leading receiver is Tejhuan Palmer with 232 yards. On defense, linebacker Noah Wilder is the leading tackler with 48. UAB has 12 quarterback sacks and seven interceptions.
Recent Betting Trends
- Charlotte is 1-8 ATS in its last 9
- The OVER has cashed in each of the 49ers last 5
- UAB is 8-2 ATS in its last 10
- The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Blazers last 7 versus a C-USA opponent
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