SMU are good at home and have the better defense in this matchup but UAB is very good on offense and they are good at forcing rebounds and good at drawing fouls. This will be the difference in this game and will keep UAB in this game right to the buzzer, not allowing SMU to pull away. UAB are 6-2 in conference play while SMU are 5-3. Taking the points make sense in this battle.

UAB is 11-2 ATS off a win over a conference rival as an underdog of 6 points or more since 1997. SMU is 6-21 ATS in home games off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite since 1997. SMU is 7-17 ATS after a game where they failed to cover the spread over the last 2 seasons. UAB are 6-1 ATS as an underdog this season. UAB are 5-1 ATS this season after having won 6 or 7 of their last 8 games.

Best bet: take the points with UAB.