Week 3: Indiana vs WKU 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Indiana Hoosiers and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers do battle Saturday in a week 3 college football contest at Memorial Stadium. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers look for their first 3-0 start since the 2003 season. The Indiana Hoosiers look for their second 3-0 start in the last 3 years.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have won 5 of their last 6 road games. Austin Reed is completing 64.6 percent of his passes for 551 yards, 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Daewood Davis and Malachi Corley have combined for 275 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Jaylen Hall has 3 receptions. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers ground game is averaging 124.5 yards per contest, and Davion Ervin-Poindexter leads the way with 91 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Western Kentucky is allowing 22 points and 344 yards per game. JaQues Evans leads the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers with 18 tackles, Kahlef Hailassie has 2 sacks and Upton Stout has 2 interceptions.

The Indiana Hoosiers have lost 5 of their last 7 home games. Chandler Fields is completing 56.1 percent of his passes for 314 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. John Stephens Jr. and Michael Jefferson have combined for 204 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns, while Johnny Lumpkin has 6 receptions. The Indiana Hoosiers ground game is averaging 136.5 yards per contest, and Terrence Williams leads the way with 91 yards on 19 carries. Defensively, Indiana is allowing 21 points and 396.5 yards per game. K.C. Ossai leads the Indiana Hoosiers with 12 tackles, Dasan McCullough has 2 sacks and Josh Sanguinetti has 1 interception.

The Hilltoppers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The Hoosiers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The over is 13-6 in Hilltoppers last 19 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Hoosiers last 5 games in September.

The Indiana Hoosiers are the team from the Big Ten, so they’re going to get the benefit of the doubt at home. However, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are far from a pushover as they have playmakers on the offensive side, have held their own defensively, and they’ve proven dating back to last year they can win on the road. WKU has also had an extra week to prepare for this game, while Indiana has had issues covering numbers dating back to last season. Western Kentucky is a live dog here. Give me the free touchdown.