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NCAAB · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 31, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: Murphy Center — Murfreesboro, TN

Article updated Dec 30, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Kentucky is on the road playing Middle Tenn. St. at the Murphy Athletic Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. -5 was the opening

Game outlook

Western Kentucky is on the road playing Middle Tenn. St. at the Murphy Athletic Center stadium on Saturday, 12/31/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Middle Tenn. St. -5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Western Kentucky Highlights

With a power ranking of 165, Western Kentucky is ranked #119 in offense (scoring an average of 75.73 per game), #121 in defense (allowing an average of 66.45 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-4 (3-7 ATS) this season.

Middle Tenn. St. Highlights

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders has a power ranking of 138 and are #181 for offense (scoring an average of 72.00 per game), #83 for defense (giving up an average of 66.45 points per game) and 8-5 (5-6 ATS) overall. Western Kentucky went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Middle Tenn. St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.KEN 74.75, MIDTN 64.75. The SportsJaw community predicts Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to cover (52%) OddsShark predicts The teams will push ats, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Hilltoppers 74 to Blue Raiders 73.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Hilltoppers 74 to Blue Raiders 73.

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Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers+185 → +188Moved
  • Moneyline · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-200 → -223Moved
  • Spread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers+5 (-110) → +5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders-5 (-110) → -5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over141 (-110) → 139.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under141 (-110) → 139.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
18-14 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders
17-15 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-31T03:14:53.209Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-26Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 52 · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 69
  • 2022-01-29Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders 93 · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 85
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 65-60

Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders defeated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 65-60 on December 31, 2022, a 5-point decision in the series. Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 46-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +5 (-110) spread, the spread pushed, while the 125 combined points finished under the recorded total of 139.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JtgarciaSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +5 (-110)Push
  • Teddy718Spread · Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders -6.5 (-110)Loss
  • Mr_BiggsSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +5.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +6 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 139.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +6 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 139.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Kentucky Hilltoppers +6 (-110)Win