Boca Raton Bowl: UAB Blazers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (+2.5)
Tue., December 18, 7:00 p.m. ET
Three things to know before betting on University of Alabama at Birmingham-Northern Illinois:
1. The Boca Raton Bowl is one of the gems of the early bowl slate. It's the only non-New Year's Six bowl to feature two conference champions. UAB won the Conference USA title and is 9-4 against the spread. Northern Illinois became the MAC champions after taking down Buffalo 30-29 and enter this game with a 7-6 record ATS.
After shuttering its football program for the 2015 and '16 seasons, UAB is playing in its second consecutive bowl game, and Blazers coach Bill Clark has been incredible against the spread.