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Liberty vs Western Kentucky Predictions & Stats

Game time: January 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena — Bowling Green, KY

Article updated Jan 6, 1:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Liberty Flames are traveling to play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Liberty is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Liberty Flames are traveling to play the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at the E.A. Diddle Arena stadium on Saturday, 1/6/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Liberty is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Liberty -3.5.

Flames vs Hilltoppers Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Flames to win tonight's game by 1 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 145 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Liberty 80 to Western Kentucky 79

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Liberty Flames and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Liberty will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be LIBRT 76, W.KEN 69.

OddsShark predicts Liberty will win, western kentucky will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Liberty Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 146, Liberty is ranked #118 in offense (scoring an average of 77.57 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 62.43 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-4 (8-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Flames hit an average of 47.82% of their field goals (ranked #52) and 67.03% of their free throws (ranked #294) and makes an average of 37.13% of their three pointers ranked #52 in the NCAAB). They average 36.71 rebounds per game (ranked # 174) and average 17.29 offensive assists and 9.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 28 and 7 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Liberty allows an average of 41.19% field goals (ranked #101) and 74.88% free throws (ranked #331 in the NCAAB) The Flames allow an average of 30.08% of the three pointers (ranked #74) and averages 32.14 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.14) Finally, the Flames average 9.36 defensive assists and 11.57 turnovers per game (ranked # 8 and 274 respectively).

Western Kentucky Key Betting Stats

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers has a power ranking of 137 and are #64 for offense (scoring an average of 80.36 per game), #246 for defense (giving up an average of 73.64 points per game) and 11-3 (6-5 ATS) overall. Liberty went 0-0 (0-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Kentucky.

For offense, the Hilltoppers hit an average of 44.66% of their field goals (ranked #192) and 68.65% of their free throws (ranked #263) and makes an average of 30.17% of their three pointers (ranked #307 in the NCAAB). They average 42.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 21) and average 12.86 offensive assists and 12.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 228) and 229 respectively).

On defense, Western Kentucky allows an average of 41.03% field goals (ranked #93) and 71.48% free throws (ranked #225 in the NCAAB) The Hilltoppers allow an average of 27.99% of the three pointers (ranked #23) and averages 38.64 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.64) Finally, the Hilltoppers average 13.00 defensive assists and 15.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 207 and 46 respectively).

Betting Summary

Liberty has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 145 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Flames vs Hilltoppers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Flames vs Hilltoppers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Liberty Flames-159 → -165Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers+130 → +140Moved
  • Spread · Liberty Flames-3 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers+3 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under144 (-110) → 145 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Liberty Flames
6-4 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
6-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-06T06:36:20.132Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Liberty Flames and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated Liberty Flames 70-68

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defeated Liberty Flames 70-68 on January 6, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 34-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded Liberty Flames -3.5 (-110) spread, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers covered, while the 138 combined points finished under the recorded total of 145.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 145 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 145 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +3.5 (-110)Win