Western Kentucky vs Akron 11/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Akron Zips (2-1) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-0)
November 21, 2022 1:30 pm EDT
The Line: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -3 / Akron Zips +3; Over/Under: +133
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The Akron Zips and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers meet Monday in college basketball action at the John Gray Gymnasium. The Akron Zips look to build on their 2-1 start. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers look to remain undefeated.
The Akron Zips are averaging 66.7 points on 38 percent shooting and allowing 70.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Xavier Castaneda is averaging 22.3 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Enrique Freeman is averaging 16.3 points and 2.7 assists. Trenton Hankers is dishing 1 assist and Nate Johnson is grabbing 1.7 rebounds. The Akron Zips are shooting 27.7 percent from beyond the arc and 65.1 percent from the free throw line. The Akron Zips are allowing 38.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.3 rebounds per game.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are averaging 87 points on 49.2 percent shooting and allowing 57 points on 29.8 percent shooting. Luke Frampton is averaging 15.7 points and 2.7 rebounds, while Dayvion McKnight is averaging 14.3 points and 4.7 rebounds. Jairus Hamilton is the third double-digit scorer and Emmanuel Akot is dishing 5.7 assists. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are shooting 54.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are allowing 29.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 37.7 rebounds per game.
The Zips are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The Hilltoppers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 7-2 in Zips last 9 overall. The under is 5-1 in Hilltoppers last 6 overall.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are probably the better team on paper, but they haven’t played anybody, and two of their three games have come against non division 1 teams. The Akron Zips will have the best player on the floor in this game, and that has to count for something. We’re seeing lots of upsets in these neutral site games. Give me the free bucket.
