{"id":26468,"date":"2010-09-16T23:55:34","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T04:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=26468"},"modified":"2010-09-17T00:08:03","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T05:08:03","slug":"odds-wk3-trojans-vs-blazers-free-pick-150910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/odds-wk3-trojans-vs-blazers-free-pick-150910\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy vs UAB Preview & Pick (Sept. 18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Troy Trojans vs UAB Blazers Free Week 3 College Football Pick <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Trojans at Blazers Matchup <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Saturday September 18 – 4:00PM<\/strong>
\nLegion Field – Birmingham, Alabama<\/strong>
\nTroy (1-1) vs UAB (0-2)<\/strong>
\n(Odds courtesy of BetUS)<\/em>
\nMoneyline:<\/strong> Troy -155, UAB +135
\nSpread Favourite: <\/strong>Troy -3 (-110)
\nOver\/Under:<\/strong> 58.5
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Troy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trojans have been the beasts of the Sun Belt Conference and are one of the unsung teams in the nation, putting a scare into a score of BCS opponents over the years.\u00a0 There was supposed to be a bit of a changing of the guard this year in the conference but the loss of Dwight Dasher at Middle Tennessee means that this team is likely to carry the banner for the conference again this season.\u00a0 Last week they lost a close game to Oklahoma State.\u00a0 Another close but no cigar performance as well as an indicator that this team is as dangerous as ever despite some roster turnover.<\/p>\n

Troy is breaking in a new QB with the loss of Levi Brown but so far scoring hasn\u2019t been much of a problem.\u00a0 After two games they are averaging 34ppg and new starter Corey Robinson has completed over 70% of his passes.\u00a0 They are also getting decent production from their run game, averaging over 150 yards per game with good per carry averages from their top backs Shawn Southward and DuJaun Harris.\u00a0 Unfortunately the defense is not what it has been in the past.\u00a0 Prior to last season they have not give up more than 24ppg in any of the previous 6 seasons.\u00a0 Last year they were at just under 30 and this year they are at 34 after 2 games. That is not going to get it done.<\/p>\n

Last season Troy beat UAB comfortably at home 27-14 as 7 point favourites – it was their lone win out of conference.\u00a0 This season they are still the favourite on the road despite their personnel losses (only 9 starters returned).\u00a0 Troy traditionally has very athletic teams which enable them to compete with almost anybody across the nation.\u00a0 This is their last game before their Sun Belt opener against Arkansas State next week and it should end in victory.<\/p>\n

UAB<\/strong><\/p>\n

The UAB Blazers have not had much success in their history.\u00a0 They have earned a grand total of one bowl bid in their history, in 2004, and have not had a winning season since.\u00a0 Last year coach Neil Calloway led the squad to five victories.\u00a0 It may not sound like much but it is the highest win total of his tenure and the most since 2005.\u00a0 Kudos to Callaway for avoiding scheduling FCS opponents for easy victories but it looks like last year\u2019s five victories will be hard to repeat. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Last year the Blazers were led by do it all QB Joe Webb.\u00a0 A stronger threat as a runner than a passer he left ranked second all time on the Blazer rushing list and third on the passing list.\u00a0 Now he is trying to make it in the NFL at receiver but it appears they they have found a suitable replacement in sophomore David Isabelle.\u00a0 Through two games his passing numbers have not been impressive but he has picked up where Webb left off in the ground game with nearly 250 yards and three TDs already.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

He needs to improve his accuracy (under 50% completion percentage) and stop throwing it to the other team for the Blazers to stay in games.<\/p>\n

You would think that having nine starters back on defense would be a boon but when that same D gave up more than 32 points per game all you can hope for is some improvement.\u00a0 Through two games this year they have averaged a cool 30 ppg against.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Not exactly legendary but improvement still.\u00a0 The key matchup will be covering Troy leading receiver Jerrel Jernigan.\u00a0 Jernigan is slight and slippery with great speed .\u00a0 If top DB Terrell Springs can do a decent job of keeping him in check than the defense will have a chance.\u00a0 They were able to neutralize Jernigan last year (2 catches) but the Blazers still came up on the short end of the stick.<\/p>\n

The Pick.<\/strong> The Blazers don\u2019t scare anybody and Troy has the much better team.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Being on the road has put the spread at a very nice margin to feel comfortable with.\u00a0 Take Troy.<\/p>\n

College Football Gambling Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trojans are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win.
\nOver is 6-0 in Trojans last 6 games overall.
\nOver is 4-0 in Trojans last 4 road games.
\nBlazers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a S.U. loss.
\nBlazers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss.
\nOver is 4-0 in Blazers last 4 non-conference games.<\/p>\n

Score Prediction:\u00a0 Troy 37 – UAB 17<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On Saturday September 18th its the Troy Trojans vs. UAB Blazers. Odds have the Trojans listed as 3-point favorites. The game’s total is sitting at 58.5, here is a preview, free pick plus the college football betting angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":26516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[10330,164,287,324,1485,470,548,763,771,17005,1039,1168,1260,34605,34606,34607,6953,34608,34609,34610,34611,3429,1294,1775,1340,17598],"class_list":["post-26468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-10330","tag-betting-lines","tag-cfb-picks","tag-college-football-odds","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-ncaa-football-betting","tag-ncaa-football-previews","tag-ncaa-football-spreads","tag-previews","tag-sportsbook","tag-trends","tag-trojans-blazers-lines","tag-trojans-vs-blazers","tag-trojans-vs-blazers-predictions","tag-troy-trojans","tag-troy-trojans-vs-uab-blazers","tag-troy-uab-spread","tag-troy-vs-uab","tag-troy-vs-uab-free-pick","tag-uab-blazers","tag-vegas-picks","tag-wagering-ncaaf-odds","tag-week-3","tag-week-3-free-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26468"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26520,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26468\/revisions\/26520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}