UTSA Roadrunners (5-0) vs. WKU Hilltoppers (1-3)
October 9, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: WKU Hilltoppers -3.5 / UTSA Roadrunners +130; Over/Under: 67
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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers meet the UTSA Roadrunners Saturday night in C-USA week 6 College football action from Houchen Industries – L.H. Smith Stadium.
The UTSA Roadrunners will be out to add to their 5-0 record after a 24-17 win over UNLV last time out. Frank Harris leads UTSA under center with 1,126 passing yards, 6 touchdowns and a pair of interceptions on 68.8% passing while Sincere McCormick leads the Roadrunners with 541 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns. Zakhari Franklin and Joshua Cephus each have 350+ receiving yards this season, combining for 63 yards, 771 yards and 6 touchdowns. De’Corian Clark also has 236 receiving yards for the Roadrunners this season. Defensively, Rashad Wisdom has a team-high 25 total tackles while Clarence Hicks has 3.5 sacks and Trumane Bell II has 3 sacks this season.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will be out to rebound from a 48-31 loss to Michigan State last time out. Bailey Zappe has thrown for 1,712 yards, 16 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 72.7% passing while Noah Whittington leads WKU’s ground attack with 111 rushing yards. Jerreth Sterns leads WKU with 40 catches for 546 yards and 5 touchdowns while Mitchell Tinsley has 21 catches for 346 yards. Malachi Corley has 27 grabs for 253 yards as well while Antwon Kincade leads Western Kentucky’s defense with 36 total tackles this season.
UTSA is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 conference games and 9-2 ATS in their last 11 road games while the under is 6-1-1 in their last 8 games as an underdog. Western Kentucky is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite while the over is 10-3 in their last 13 games as a home favorite.
This should be an interesting matchup between a pair of teams that play styles on the opposite end of the spectrum. UTSA likes to grind down their opposition while the Hilltoppers rely on their offense to outscore the opponent and the best defense for the Hilltoppers is a good offense. I’m leaning towards WKU’s style here as we’ve already seen UTSA hang 37 on Illinois as well as 31 on Memphis, so I’ll take the over here.
