Western Kentucky has won three of its past four after routing Charlotte 59-7 with Austin Reed throwing for 409 yards and six touchdown passes with no picks. It was a big turnaround from the previous week when the Hilltoppers were upset as a 10-point favorite 40-13 by North Texas. The Hilltoppers have gone UNDER five games in a row as the posted totals have generally been in the high 60s and low 70s although it's not quite that high for this game. Rice defeated UTEP 37-30 with TJ McMahon throwing for 334 yards and two TDs with an interception. Western Kentucky has not allowed more than 17 points in three of its past four games with the outlier being the loss to North Texas. The Owls are just 3-7 ATS their past 10 road games and the Hilltoppers are 6-0 ATS their past six November games and 11-5 ATS after winning their previous game by at least 20 points. Also, Western Kentucky has covered 10 of their past 12 conference games and it is giving up just 22.3 points per game so look for another UNDER by the Hilltoppers. Take Western Kentucky and the UNDER.
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Who was the public on? 69% of the public bets were on W. Kentucky Hilltoppers on the -13.5 ATS. And, 68% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Western Kentucky would win by a score of 39.5 to 22.1 with Western Kentucky winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Rice at Western Kentucky
2:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on W. Kentucky Hilltoppers on the -19 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Western Kentucky would win by a score of 37.2 to 21.4 with Western Kentucky winning on the moneyline, Rice winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Western Kentucky at Rice
2:00 PM Eastern
Western Kentucky is 6-3 ATS this season compared to 2-7 ATS for Rice, which probably is physically and emotionally spent after losing its last two games in overtime. The Hilltoppers have won four in a row after getting off to a 1-4 start, and they are averaging 41.3 points and are #5 in the country in total offense yards. Rice is #100 defensively in yards allowed while giving up 35.9 points per game. Western Kentucky beat Middle Tennessee, 48-21, on Saturday, and Jerreth Sterns had 11 receptions for 110 yards while Bailey Zappe threw for 281 yards and 4 touchdowns with no picks for the Hilltoppers, who have covered four of five after scoring at least 40 points their previous game. The Owls are 1-7 ATS their past eight games after recording more than 450 yards of offense their previous game. Rice has lost 44-7 to Houston, 58-0 to Texas, and 45-0 against UTSA. Take Western Kentucky.
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Who was the public on? 73% of the public bets were on W. Kentucky Hilltoppers on the -19.5 ATS. 78% of the public money was on W. Kentucky Hilltoppers to win on the moneyline. And, 77% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Western Kentucky would win by a score of 49.2 to 21.6 with Western Kentucky winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on W. Kentucky Hilltoppers on the -7 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Western Kentucky would win by a score of 40.0 to 33.9 with Western Kentucky winning on the moneyline, Rice winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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