Saturday’s game at E. A. Diddle Arena has the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-6, 1-2 CUSA) going head to head against the Kennesaw State Owls (9-6, 1-1 CUSA) at 3:00 PM ET on January 11. Our computer prediction projects a 79-73 win for Western Kentucky, who are favored by our model.

Based on our computer prediction, Kennesaw State is projected to cover the spread (8.5) against Western Kentucky. The two sides are projected to go under the 161.5 over/under.

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Western Kentucky vs. Kennesaw State Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena
• Line: Western Kentucky -8.5
• Point total: 161.5
• Moneyline (to win): Western Kentucky -400, Kennesaw State +300

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Western Kentucky vs. Kennesaw State Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Western Kentucky 79, Kennesaw State 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Western Kentucky vs. Kennesaw State

• Pick ATS: Kennesaw State (+8.5)
• Pick OU: Under (161.5)

Western Kentucky’s record against the spread so far this season is 8-6-0, and Kennesaw State’s is 8-4-0. A total of five out of the Hilltoppers’ games this season have hit the over, and six of the Owls’ games have gone over. The teams average 159.4 points per game combined, 2.1 fewer than this matchup’s over/under. Over the past 10 games, Western Kentucky is 5-5 against the spread and 6-4 overall while Kennesaw State has gone 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall.

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Western Kentucky Performance Insights

• The Hilltoppers have a +34 scoring differential, topping opponents by 2.2 points per game. They’re putting up 78.3 points per game to rank 106th in college basketball and are giving up 76.1 per outing to rank 299th in college basketball.
• The 33.2 rebounds per game Western Kentucky averages rank 160th in the country, and are 4.7 fewer than the 37.9 its opponents pull down per contest.
• Western Kentucky hits 8.3 three-pointers per game (132nd in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (151st in college basketball), compared to the 8.6 its opponents make while shooting 31.5% from beyond the arc.
• The Hilltoppers rank 240th in college basketball with 93.4 points scored per 100 possessions, and 168th in college basketball defensively with 90.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Western Kentucky wins the turnover battle by 2.1 per game, committing 11.3 (159th in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.4.

Kennesaw State Performance Insights

• The Owls are outscoring opponents by 5.9 points per game, with a +88 scoring differential overall. They put up 81.1 points per game (61st in college basketball) and give up 75.2 per contest (281st in college basketball).
• Kennesaw State is sixth in college basketball at 39.1 rebounds per game. That’s 7.8 more than the 31.3 its opponents average.
• Kennesaw State makes 2.5 more threes per game than the opposition, 9.6 (47th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 7.1.
• Kennesaw State loses the turnover battle by 2.2 per game, committing 13.9 (332nd in college basketball) while its opponents average 11.7.

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