UAB vs Northern Illinois 12/18/18 - Boca Raton Bowl - CFB Picks & Predictions

On December 18, the Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) Blazers visit FAU Football Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida to play the Northern Illinois Huskies in the Boca Raton Bowl. The Blazers won the Conference –USA title with a 27-25 rematch win over Middle Tennessee State. The Blazers had lost the previous week to MTS 27-3. Spencer Brown rushed for 156 yards and one touchdown and a late field goal by Nick Vogel was the difference.

Northern Illinois ended its regular season at 8-5 and the Mid-American Conference title after defeating Buffalo 30-29 in the title game. Marcus Childers threw four touchdowns passes with the fourth coming with only 1:09 remaining in the game and capped a 20-point comeback for the Huskies. UAB signal caller A.J. Erdely has thrown for 1,539 yards, seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. The leading rusher for the Blazers is Spencer Brown with 1,191 yards and 16 touchdowns. Xavier Ubosi leads all UAB receivers with 610 yards and five touchdowns.

Huskies quarterback Marcus Childers has thrown of 1,996 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. The top running back for the Huskies is Tre Harbison with 985 yards rushing and four touchdowns, while the top receiver is Jauan Wesley with 49 receptions for 585 yard and two touchdowns.