Charlotte vs Western Kentucky Pick – Basketball Predictions & Odds 2/16/23

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Charlotte 49ers meet in college basketball action from the Halton Arena on Thursday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

Charlotte is listed as a 4.5-point home favorite with a ML price of -211. The total for this game is set at 130.5 points.

Injuries

Luke Frampton is the only name on Western Kentucky’s injury report as he’s out for the season with a knee injury while Charlotte has a clean injury report coming into this game.

Matchup History

Charlotte’s 75-71 win over Western Kentucky back on January 21^st, 2023, snapped WKU’s two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.

Trends

Western Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games following three or more consecutive home games while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games overall. Charlotte is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 10-2 in their last 12 games following an ATS loss.

Pick

I’m leaning towards WKU here. Charlotte’s a solid team at home, but it’s really hard to feel good about backing the 49ers given that their offense has stalled in recent games, scoring just 54.8 PPG in their last 5 games. Western Kentucky’s even in their last 5, scoring and giving up 76 PPG apiece and I just think that this is a spot where the points could hold some value. Give me WKU and the points here.