A key Week 8 battle has the visiting Old Dominion Monarchs travelling to WKU on Saturday to face the Hilltoppers.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Betting fans looking to back the visiting Old Dominion Monarchs in this one found them as 13-point underdogs on the Sportsbook college football point spread at Sportsbook. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the over under number opens in this game.
Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 34-21 victory for the Hilltoppers. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NCAAF matchups here.
Old Dominion Monarchs vs WKU Hilltoppers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This season the WKU Hilltoppers are 4-3 overall and 1-6 ATS against the spread, while the Monarchs are 4-2 and 4-2 ATS. As for the totals, WKU is 3-4 on the OU, and Old Dominion is 3-2-1 Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and WKU vs Old Dominion injuries news.
According to the Power Rankings here at Odds Shark it's the No. 11-rated WKU Hilltoppers and the No. 70-rated Old Dominion Monarchs in this matchup.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits WKU's No. 27-ranked offense, averaging 37.57 PPG, against a Old Dominion defense that ranks No. 58 this week at 25.5 PPG. The WKU aerial game is averaging 334.43 yards per game, more than the Old Dominion Monarchs secondary allows through the air, 223.17 YPG per game.
In comparing defenses, the Old Dominion Monarchs own the league's No. 74-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 188.67 yards per game when on the road. WKU, on the other hand, rates No. 68 this week in generating rushing yards at home.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Last time we saw the Minutemen, they had no answer for Jeremy Cox as the Monarchs rolled to a 36-16 victory at Foreman Field.
Mike White throttled the Blue Raiders defense in his team's most recent action, throwing for 391 yards as WKU handed Middle Tennessee a 44-43 defeat.
- Old Dominion is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
- Old Dominion is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 9 of Old Dominion's last 13 games
- Old Dominion is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
- Western Kentucky is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
- Western Kentucky is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
- Western Kentucky is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
- Western Kentucky is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Old Dominion at UTEP, Saturday, October 29th
WKU at Florida Atlantic, Saturday, October 29th
