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Western Kentucky vs Eastern Kentucky 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (5-3) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-3)
December 4, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -6 ; Over/Under: 153.5
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The Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers meet Saturday in college basketball action from EA Diddle Arena. Eastern Kentucky is 5-3 so far this year and fell to Radford in their last game. As for the Hilltoppers, they’re 4-3 this season and got a win over Rhodes in their most recent outing. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place. 

Eastern Kentucky started out the year on a 5-1 run, losing to James Madison with wins otherwise over Georgetown KY, Ohio Valley, Milwaukee, Albany and EIU. The last two games have been losses to West Virginia and Radford. 

Eastern Kentucky fell behind 38-30 at halftime in the Radford game and didn’t get any closer from there. The Colonels ended up losing 88-75. Leading the way for EKU was Braxton Beverly with 17 points and three rebounds. 

Over on the Western Kentucky side, their year began at 1-3 with a win over Alabama State and losses to Minnesota South Carolina and Memphis. The Hilltoppers have won their last three however, beating Alabama A&M, UT Martin and Rhodes. 

In the Rhodes matchup, Western Kentucky didn’t have many issues at all. The Hilltoppers exploded to a 51-15 halftime advantage, rolling toward a 105-35 finish in a blowout. WKU’s Jairus Hamilton topped the team on 24 points with six rebounds. 

Western Kentucky is 1-4 ATS in their last five at home and 2-5 ATS in their last seven overall. The Hilltoppers are 2-5 ATS in the last seven Saturday games.
Meanwhile, the Colonels are 19-8 ATS in their last 27 road games and 34-15-2 ATS in their last 51 overall. The over is 11-5 in EKU’s last 16 after an ATS loss. 

PICK: I’m going with Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers are coming off a dominant effort in a cupcake matchup versus Rhodes, shooting 56.9 percent from the field with 50 rebounds. Western Kentucky has scored well over their last three, with 81 or more points in each. 

As for Eastern Kentucky, they got 21 points off free throws in their last game but otherwise shot just 34.4 percent. The Colonels have been putting up points well lately though, so this one should be a fairly high-scoring matchup if both teams are on point. Should be a fun one to watch as well. 

Andrew's Free Pick: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -6

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