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"UAB BlazersMarshall Thundering Herd15-10February 20, 2014, 07:00 | Cam Henderson Center8-17The UAB Blazers will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Thundering Herd in Marshall at Cam Henderson Center on Thursday in college basketball action.The Thundering Herd bring a 8-17 record (7-12 ATS) to this tilt against the 15-10 Blazers, who are 9-12 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed Marshall go 8-11 so far and the Blazers go 10-11. View UAB Blazers vs Marshall Thundering Herd Odds and Stats.Bettors looking to go with the Thundering Herd in this one found them listed as 1.5-point underdogs earlier on the NCAA basketball betting menu for Thursday&amp;#039;s contest. Check for updates as money coming in on the Blazers was expected to move the line.According to new college basketball power rankings here, it&amp;#039;s the No. 257-ranked Thundering Herd and the No. 108-rated Blazers in this matchup.ADVERTISEMENT: UAB was an 86-80 loser in their most recent outing at home against Tulane. They failed to cover the 13-point spread as favorites. UAB suffered an 86-80 loss against Tulane on Saturday, getting 21 points from Chad Frazier in a losing effort at Bartow Arena.Marshall won its last outing, a 59-56 result against Charlotte on February 15. They covered in that game as a 7.5-point underdog. The Thundering Herd got 21 points from Kareem Canty as Marshall ran past Charlotte 59-56 on Saturday at Dale F. Halton Arena.How They Match Up:Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Blazers is ranked No. 2 in NCAA hoops at 45.28 per game. Contrast that with Marshall&amp;rsquo;s No. 58 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Marshall is the No. 116-ranked team in the country at 6.31 per game, while UAB rates No. 194 at 5.28 per game.A few Blazers at Thundering Herd trends to consider:UAB is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games UAB is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games UAB is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the roadUAB is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the roadMarshall is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games Marshall is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at homeMarshall is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing UABMarshall is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing UABNext up:UAB at Charlotte, Saturday, February 22ndMarshall at Middle Tennessee, Saturday, February 22nd"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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