The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the FIU Panthers meet in college football action from Riccardo Silva Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Let’s have a look at our WKU vs FIU Prediction.

Western Kentucky Takes Down Sam Houston

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will look to build on their 28-23 win over Sam Houston State last time out to improve to 6-5 on the year. Austin Reed has thrown for 3,060 yards, 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions on 60.5% passing while Elijah Young has rushed for 444 yards and 3 touchdowns. Malachi Corley has a team-high 69 receptions for 906 yards and 10 touchdowns while Dalvin Smith has 398 receiving yards and Easton Messer has 378 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Talique Allen and Kendrick Simpkins each have a team-high 46 total tackles while Simpkins has a team-high 6.5 sacks. Anthony Johnson Jr. also has a team-high 3 interceptions as well on the year.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Team Facts

Western Kentucky has won 27 of its last 29 November games as a favorite.
Western Kentucky has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games.
Five of Western Kentucky’s last six games as a favorite against Florida International have gone OVER the total points line.

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FIU Picked Apart By Arkansas

The FIU Panthers will try to rebound after a 44-20 loss at the hands of Arkansas last time out. Keyone Jenkins has thrown for 2,173 yards, 8 touchdowns and 9 interceptions on 59% passing while Shomari Lawrence has rushed for 546 yards and 4 TDs. Kejon Owens has 440 rushing yards with 5 TDs and Kris Mitchell has a team-high 56 receptions for 1,002 yards and 7 touchdowns. Dean Patterson has 407 receiving yards while Eric Rivers has 314 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Donovan Manuel has a team-high 111 total tackles while CJ Christian has 3 interceptions. Reggie Peterson and Alex Nobles each have a team-high 3.5 sacks as well on the year.

Florida International Panthers Team Facts

Florida International has lost each of its last 13 games in November.
Florida International has failed to cover the spread in 10 of its last 12 November games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Florida International has lost the first half in 12 of its last 13 home games against conference opponents.
Each of the last four November games between Western Kentucky and Florida International have gone OVER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m backing Western Kentucky here. It’s not easy to stomach laying this kind of number with a WKU team that has nothing but pride to play for considering they’ve already got bowl eligibility. However, FIU has been getting run over to close out the year after showing such promise early on in the year. Western Kentucky has one of the more explosive offenses in the country and I think they show exactly how explosive at FIU’s expense. Give me the Hilltoppers here.