The UAB Blazers will try to cover the point spread at Bartow Arena on Saturday when they get a visit from the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in NCAA basketball betting action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
College basketball betting odds makers at Sportsbook opened the UAB Blazers as 1-point underdogs in this matchup. Check for the latest spread and over/under total line at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs UAB Blazers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The UAB Blazers currently sport a 18-12 record overall in NCAA basketball action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 11-13 ATS. The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are 22-8 and 18-10 ATS. Betting totals have seen the UAB Blazers produce a 9-13-2 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have gone 13-13-2 against the totals betting line.
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 72-rated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers taking on the No. 162-rated UAB Blazers in this contest.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features UAB's No. 90-ranked scoring average of 76.07 PPG, against a Western Kentucky Hilltoppers defense rated No. 93 and allowing 69.83 PPG. The UAB Blazers FG% has averaged 48.21% to date this season, less than the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers shooters have managed so far (50.06% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Hilltoppers endured a 82-64 loss at the hands of the Blue Raiders on Thursday, despite a 24-point effort from Lamonte Bearden at Murphy Center.
UAB earned a 91-77 victory over Marshall on Thursday, getting 23 points from Chris Cokley at Bartow Arena.
- Western Kentucky is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Western Kentucky is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Western Kentucky's last 6 games
- Western Kentucky is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
- UAB is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 7 of UAB's last 9 games
- UAB is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
- UAB is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home
