The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Delaware Blue Hens meet in week 6 college football action from Delaware Stadium on Friday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Delaware Blue Hens prediction.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Recap
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will be out to build on their 27-22 win over Missouri State last time out to sit at 4-1 this season. After this game, Western Kentucky will head home for a game against FIU.
Hilltoppers Win Back-To-Back Games
Maverick McIvor has thrown for 1,474 yards, 11 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 66.7% passing while La’Vell Wright leads the Hilltoppers with 177 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns. George Hart III has 157 rushing yards with 2 TDs and Marvis Parrish also has 157 rushing yards as well this season. Matthew Henry has a team-high 278 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns while K.D. Hutchinson has 246 receiving yards and 3 TDs as well this season. Moussa Barry has 235 receiving yards while four more Hilltoppers have 100+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Jaylen Wester leads the Hilltoppers with 25 total tackles including 11 solo tackles while Jaylen Lewis has a team-high 17 solo tackles and a pair of interceptions this season. On defense, the Hilltoppers have combined for 6 sacks and 4 interceptions so far this season.
Why the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will win
- Western Kentucky has won four of its last five games.
- Western Kentucky has covered the spread in four of its last five games.
Delaware Blue Hens Recap
The Delaware Blue Hens come into this game looking to add on to their 38-16 win over FIU in their last game to improve to 3-1 this season. After this game, Delaware will head on the road for a game against Jacksonville State.
Blue Hens Pick Up Back-To-Back Ws
Nick Minicucci has thrown for 1,065 yards, 8 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 65.2% passing while Jo Silver has rushed for 326 rushing yards and 3 TDs while Viron Ellison Jr. has 150 rushing yards and Minicucci also has 4 rushing TDs as well this season. Kyre Duplessis has 20 receptions and 306 receiving yards to lead the Blue Hens in receiving along with a pair of touchdowns. Sean Wilson, Jake Thaw and Ja’Carree Kelly each have 100+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, KT Seay has a team-high 31 total tackles including 22 solo tackles and an interception while Mysonne Pollard has a pair of interceptions and Dillon Trainer has a team-high 2.5 sacks as well this season. On defense, Delaware has combined for 10 sacks and 4 interceptions as a unit so far this season.
Why the Delaware Blue Hens will win
- The favorite has won each of Western Kentucky’s last seven games.
- Western Kentucky has lost seven of its last eight October games as an underdog.
- The favorite has covered the spread in each of Western Kentucky’s last seven games.
- Western Kentucky has failed to cover the spread in four of its last five games as an underdog.
Total Points Facts
- Six of Western Kentucky’s last seven road games in October have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Three of Delaware’s last four games have gone UNDER the total points line.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. Delaware Blue Hens Prediction
I’m going to side with Delaware here. I think that Delaware will show up once again at home here, and I’ve honestly still had my concerns with this Hilltopper defense. Not to mention the offense for WKU is still somewhat spotty. I think Delaware battles hard here and I think it’s telling that they’re favored in this spot. Give me Delaware at home.