UTSA Roadrunners (7-16) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-11)
February 2, 2023 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -11.5 / UTSA Roadrunners +11.5; Over/Under: +142.5
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The UTSA Roadrunners and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the E. A. Diddle Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The UTSA Roadrunners Betting Preview
The UTSA Roadrunners are averaging 67.2 points on 39.9 percent shooting and allowing 74.1 points on 44.6 percent shooting. Japhet Medor is averaging 13 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Jacob Germany is averaging 12 points and 7.9 rebounds. John Buggs III is the third double-digit scorer and DJ Richards is dishing 1 assist. The UTSA Roadrunners are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The UTSA Roadrunners are allowing 32.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Betting Preview
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are averaging 72.7 points on 44.5 percent shooting and allowing 69.6 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Dayvion McKnight is averaging 17.2 points and 5.1 rebounds, while Emmanuel Akot is averaging 10.3 points and 3.3 rebounds. Jairus Hamilton is the third double-digit scorer and Luke Frampton is dishing 1.7 assists. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 72.2 percent from the free throw line. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.9 rebounds per game.
UTSA vs WKU Trends
The Roadrunners are 17-37-1 ATS in their last 55 road games and 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Hilltoppers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Roadrunners last 4 road games. The over is 4-0 in Hilltoppers last 4 Thursday games.
Randy’s Free Pick
The UTSA Roadrunners are a bad team that’s getting worse and don’t expect things to change on the road, where they lose by an average of 17.3 points. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers win at home by an average of 11.1 points, and they’ve been comfortably the better team here overall. The line speaks for itself. UTSA is terrible. Give me WKU and the chalk.
