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UAB football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 6-4
American: 6th
PPG: 23.2
Streak: W1
Last 5: Lost 13–38 at Memphis · Sat, Oct 10 Won 30–17 OT vs East Carolina · Thu, Oct 15 Lost 10–30 at South Florida · Sat, Oct 31 Won 23–12 vs Charlotte · Sat, Nov 7 Won 36–10 at Temple · Sat, Nov 14

UAB next game

Wk 12

UAB vsTBA Saturday, November 21 UTSA

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

UAB 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 @Illinois Illinois L23–42 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs UL Monroe UL Monroe W26–20 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Louisiana Louisiana L14–21 —

Wk 4Fri, Sep 25Sep 25 vs Navy Navy W24–20 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Samford Samford W33–14 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Memphis Memphis L13–38 —

Wk 7Thu, Oct 15Oct 15 vs East Carolina East Carolina W30–17 OT ECU ML−217✗ East Carolina at UAB prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @South Florida South Florida L10–30 USF ML−333✓ UAB at South Florida prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Charlotte Charlotte W23–12 UAB ML−357✓ Charlotte at UAB prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Temple Temple W36–10 TEM +3.5−213✗ UAB at Temple prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs UTSA UTSA TBA Pick coming soon

Wk 13Fri, Nov 27Nov 27 @North Texas North Texas TBA Pick coming soon

UAB team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 23.2/ game 102nd

Total yards 336.8/ game 113th

Passing yards 163.1/ game 129th

Rushing yards 173.7/ game 49th

Third-down conversions 40.7% 60th

Giveaways 1.7/ game 127th

Time of possession 31:04 43rd

Defense

Points allowed 22.4/ game 51st

Yards allowed 292.7/ game 15th

Passing yards allowed 118.8/ game 1st

Rushing yards allowed 173.9/ game 106th

Takeaways 1.1/ game 87th

Penalties 5.6/ game 45th

UAB leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Ryder Burton 1,607yds 6 TD · 9 INT · 54.5% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Roderick Robinson II 753yds 4 TD · 5.2 per carry · 10 games

Receiving C.J. Smith 450yds 24 catches · 1 TD · 10 games

Tackles Muaaz Byard 89 10 games

Sacks Marlin Dean 12.5 10 games

Interceptions Ike Esonwune 2 2 passes defended · 10 games

UAB picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

50.0% 2 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 820 8-2 .800 390253 +137 W3

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

5 South Florida South Florida 640 6-4 .600 274188 +86 L2

6 UAB UAB 640 6-4 .600 232224 +8 W1

7 East Carolina East Carolina 640 6-4 .600 229226 +3 W2

8 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

9 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 280 2-8 .200 234291 −57 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 190 1-9 .100 193362 −169 L2

UAB FAQ

Who does UAB play next?

Next up for UAB: home against UTSA, Saturday, November 21 (kickoff time TBA). Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is UAB’s record this season?

UAB is 6-4, 6th in the American.

Who leads UAB in passing yards?

Ryder Burton, with 1,607 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (6 TD · 9 INT · 54.5% comp. · 10 games).

What is the model’s record picking UAB games?

Its best pick is 2-2 in UAB games this season (50.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Temple Tulane Tulsa UTSA

UAB this week

UAB is 6-4, 4-2 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 36–10 win over Temple on November 14, its second in a row. Its offense averages 23.2 points a game (tied for 102nd in FBS), and its defense allows 22.4 (51st).

Next up, UAB hosts UTSA on Saturday, November 21 (kickoff time to be announced). The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.