UAB Blazers vs Miami (OH) Red Hawks Prediction: First win for the Blazers

The first bowl of 2022 is between UAB Blazers and Miami Ohio on friday evening at the Thomas Robinson Stadium. They both enter the Bowl with a 6-6 record. This is the first time these two teams are facing each other and it promises to be an exciting experience. UAB Blazers head coach will be leading the team for the very last time and hopefully on a winning note. 

With Trent Dilfer taking over the reins after this match, the UAB Blazers will be out to impress in this game. UAB’s regular season ended in the Conference USA and are en route to the American by 2023.

The Blazers bounced off a poor defeat in their last match, beating Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 37:27. They had a total of 5 Touchdowns, 1/1 field goals and had 6 penalties in that match. Aveon Smith completed 18/46 passes in that game and Ryan Mcwood was solid defensively, completing 8 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles.

Coach Chuck Martin is in his 9th year as head coach of the Redhawks. Miami RedHawks won against the Ball State Cardinals 18:17 on their home ground. That is two wins in a row for the Redhawks team. In that match, the Redhawks had 2 touchdowns, 2/3 field goals and had 3 penalties.

Dylan Hopkins completed 7/14 passes in that game and Rynard Ellis was exceptional in the defense unit, completing 11 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles.

There is no head-to-head record between these two teams.

The bookmakers seem to lean towards a Blazer’s win in this one and it's understandable. Miami (OH) were not in their best form in the season and they managed to win their final game to earn their place in this bowl. However, I don't expect them to be a pushover in this match, so you can trust them to keep things tight for the opposition. 

• Bet on UAB Blazers win at 1.60 Odds
• Bet on UAB Blazers over 27.5 points at 1.8 Odds
• Bet on Miami (OH) win by +11 Handicap at 1.90 Odds