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Sam Houston State Bearkats vs. WKU Hilltoppers
The Sam Houston State Bearkats and the WKU Hilltoppers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -8.5-point favorites versus the Bearkats, while the game's total opened at 61.5.
In their last action, WKU was a 27-17 loser on the road against Dukes. They failed to cover the +7-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (44) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Sam Houston State won its last outing, a 31-26 result against Eagles on December 19. Sam Houston State covered in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 57 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Sam Houston State:
Team record: 10-3 SU,7-6 ATS
Sam Houston State is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Sam Houston State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Sam Houston State's last 7 games
WKU:
Team record: 8-5 SU,7-6 ATS
Western Kentucky is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Western Kentucky is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Kentucky's last 7 games
Next up:
Sam Houston State home to UNLV Friday, August 29
WKU home to North Alabama Saturday, August 30