FIU Panthers (1-1) vs. WKU Hilltoppers (2-1)
September 24, 2022 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: WKU Hilltoppers -27.5 / FIU Panthers +27.5; Over/Under: +66
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The WKU Hilltoppers and FIU Panthers clash Saturday in a week 4 C-USA college football contest from Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.
The FIU Panthers will look to bounce back from a 41-12 loss to Texas State in their last game. Grayson James has thrown for 403 yards, 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on 59% passing while EJ Wilson Jr. leads FIU with 61 rushing yards. Tyrese Chambers leads FIU with 18 grabs for 158 receiving yards this season. On defense, Donovan Manuel has a team-high 20 total tackles while Gaethan Bernadel has 12 solo tackles and 1.5 sacks this season.
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will hope to bounce back from a soul-crushing 33-30 OT loss to Indiana in their last game. Austin Reed has thrown for 880 yards, 9 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on 69.4% passing while Kye Robichaux and Davion Ervin-Poindexter have combined for 305 yards this season. Daewood Davis has a team-high 279 receiving yards with a pair of touchdowns while Malachi Conley has a team-high 17 catches for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns. Jaylen Hall also has 115 receiving yards as well this season. On defense, JaQues Evans has a team-high 22 total tackles including 16 solo tackles while also logging a team-high 3.5 sacks. Kahlef Hailassie has 3 sacks as well this season. Kaleb Oliver and Upton Stout also have a pair of interceptions each as well this season.
FIU is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games while the over is 7-2 in their last 9 games against a team with a winning record. Western Kentucky is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 conference games and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games overall while the over is 6-1 in their last 7 games in September.
I get that this is a massive number to be giving up with WKU after a heartbreaking loss to Indiana in their last game. The problem for FIU is that they can’t score nearly enough to keep pace with the Hilltoppers, and Western Kentucky’s topped 30+ points in 17 straight games. If you can get blown out by Texas State, you can give up 50+ to WKU. I’ll lay the points with Western Kentucky in a rout.
