Western Kentucky-Florida International Preview

The fans at FIU Stadium will be treated to a game between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the Florida International Golden Panthers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Panthers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Hilltoppers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
David Wolke had 213 yards, one TD and one interception as Western Kentucky lost 21-10 to Middle Tennessee in Week 12.
The Hilltoppers did not cover the 1-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the total of 44.
Florida International lost 57-50 to Florida Atlantic in overtime in Week 14, as 4.5-point favorites. The combined 107 points sailed OVER the posted total of 50.5.
Paul McCall completed 27-of-47 for 400 yards with four touchdowns in a losing effort.
Current streak:
Western Kentucky has lost 7 straight games.
Florida International has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Western Kentucky: 2-9 SU, 2-7 ATS
Florida International: 4-7 SU, 7-4 ATS
Western Kentucky most recently:
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 3-7
When playing outside the conference are 2-8
After playing Middle Tennessee are 0-1

Florida International most recently:
When playing in December are 3-1
When playing on turf are 5-5
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 1-9

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Western Kentucky’s last 7 games
Western Kentucky is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Western Kentucky is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Florida International is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Florida International’s last 13 games at home
Florida International is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games at home
Florida International is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games

 

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