Western Kentucky has covered the spread eight of its last nine conference games dating to last season, and it comes off a 69-54 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday. The Hilltoppers used balanced scoring with Que Johnson and Jabari McGhee scoring 13 points apiece, and Cleveland "Pancake" Thomas and Anton Waters added 11 points each. Western Kentucky's defense held the Owls to 32.1 percent shooting and two of 15 from distance. It was the third straight win for the Hilltoppers, who have won two of the last three meetings. Florida International was blown out 94-70 by Marshall, which shot 57.6 percent from the field. Donte McGill and Elmo Stephen led the Golden Panthers with 16 points each. Florida International has lost six of its last seven games and is 0-4 ATS its last four home contests. The Golden Panthers haven't covered the number since Dec. 4th. Play Western Kentucky.
This pick was released to clients on January 02, 2024 at 12:52PM ET.
CBB
Western Kentucky at Florida International
January 2, 2017
7:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Western Kentucky -1.5 (-107) (risk 1.5 to return 2.9)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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