It’s UAB vs. Central Florida on ESPN2.

Here is dissection of the key metrics used by sports betting experts in football handicapping.

The team that is better running the ball according to rushing yards per attempt is Alabama-Birmingham by .9.

Passing yards per completion says the more productive passing squad is also UAB by 1.3.

Betting specialists employ yards per point, a number that on the offensive side of the ball favors UCF by 2.7

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Now it’s time to focus on the numbers that the betting counselors cherish from a defensive standpoint. Yards per rush says the tougher defense is Central Florida by a full yard.

In juxtaposing yards per reception statistics, the margin on defense puts the positive checkmark in the column of UCF as well by .8.

The often overlooked yards per point defensive advantage is possessed by Central Florida by a margin of 4.0.

The net turnover ratio edge belongs to UCF by just one.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.