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Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at E.A. Diddle Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Blue Raiders, while the game's total opened at 143.

Western Kentucky lost its last outing, a 79-77 result against Bearkats on February 01. They failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite.

Last time out for Middle Tennessee, they were a 79-61 winner as they battled Panthers at home. They covered in the match as a -2.5-point favorite.

Middle Tennessee:
Team record: 8-13 SU,5-14 ATS
Middle Tennessee is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Middle Tennessee is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Western Kentucky

Western Kentucky:
Team record: 14-7 SU,10-8 ATS
Western Kentucky is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Western Kentucky is 4-7-1 ATS in its last 12 games when playing Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Middle Tennessee

Next up:
Middle Tennessee at Liberty Thursday, February 8
Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech Wednesday, February 7