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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Florida International Panthers
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Florida International Panthers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ocean Bank Convocation Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -2-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 155.
Florida International lost its last outing, a 84-74 result against Thundering Herd on January 30. They failed to cover in that game as a -2.5-point favorite.
In their last action, Western Kentucky was a 69-65 loser on the road against Owls. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites.
Western Kentucky:
Team record: 14-7 SU,9-11 ATS
Western Kentucky is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Western Kentucky is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Western Kentucky is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Florida International:
Team record: 14-8 SU,10-10 ATS
Florida International is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
Florida International is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Florida International is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing Western Kentucky
Next up:
Western Kentucky home to Louisiana Tech Thursday, February 6
Florida International home to Florida Atlantic Wednesday, February 5