Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, FL

TV: CBSSN

Odds/Point Spread: Owls (+6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 60

FAU Stadium is the location where the Florida Atlantic Owls (5-6) will attempt to beat the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) on Saturday. Western Kentucky is 6.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 60.

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers head into this matchup 7-5 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Hilltoppers played the Auburn Tigers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 41-17. Austin Reed connected on 26/55 with 289 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a QB rate of 96.1 and finished the contest with 2 picks. Markese Stepp was the best rusher for the Hilltoppers with 7 attempts for 33 yards (4.7 yds per carry). The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers ran the ball a total of 29 times and totaled 85 yds, which is an average of 2.9 yards per attempt. Once the final whistle blew, they tallied 88 plays which converted into 385 yards. Western Kentucky surrendered 9 pass completions on 20 attempts for a total of 122 yards, and a completion percentage of 45.0%. In the running game, the Hilltoppers conceded 252 yards on 42 attempts, which is an average of 6.0 yds per run allowed.

Regarding scoring points, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are sitting at 36.2 points per outing. As a team they average 142.9 yards in the run game which is 76th in D-1. The Hilltoppers have tallied 5,714 total yards over the course of this season. When it comes to scoring touchdowns, Western Kentucky has compiled 35 touchdowns via the pass and 14 rushing touchdowns. Western Kentucky has recorded 289 1st downs as a unit, and they have been called for 76 infractions for 700 yds. They have turned the ball over 18 times.

When talking about yards through the air, the Hilltoppers have given up 2,644 yards which ranks them 89th in the nation. They have given up 220.3 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 61.0%. During this campaign, they have relinquished 374.3 yards/contest which has them sitting 63rd in the nation. They have surrendered 16 touchdowns through the air as well as 16 touchdowns via the ground game. The opposition is running for an average of 4.0 yards per rushing attempt and 154.0 rushing yards per game for the season. During the season, they have given up 1,848 rushing yards through 12 games. The Hilltoppers are sitting in 39th in college football when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 22.8 points per contest.

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The Owls head into this matchup 5-6 for this season. In their last game, the Owls took a defeat with a final score of 49-21 when they played the MTSU Blue Raiders. N'Kosi Perry (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 325 yds on 19/36 through the air while his QB rating was 137.8. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 9.0. Larry McCammon III carried the rock 14 times for 35 yards, ending the contest with 2.5 yards per attempt for Florida Atlantic. The Owls finished with 356 yds while they ran 69 plays (5.2 yds per play). Florida Atlantic rushed for 1.0 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 31 yards on 32 attempts. Florida Atlantic allowed 36 running attempts for 167 yards (4.6 yards per rush). The Owls pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 74.1%, surrendering 448 yards on 40 out of 54 passing.

The Florida Atlantic Owls average 407.2 yards per outing, which ranks them 56th in college football. The Florida Atlantic offense has accrued 631 yds of penalties on 68 violations, which is good for 64th in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. During the season to this point, the Owls have thrown for a total of 2,442 yards via the pass along with an average of 222.0 throwing yards per outing, which is ranked 77th in the country. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Owls are sitting 57th in Division 1 averaging 29.6 points per contest.

Florida Atlantic has conceded a total of 1,987 yards via the ground game (180.6 yards per game) in addition to 14 touchdowns via the rush for the campaign. They have surrendered 22 touchdowns through the air and 230.8 yards/outing, which has them sitting 77th in Division 1. The Owls defense has participated in 760 plays, which has them ranked 73rd in the country. The Owls are surrendering 26.1 points per game, which has them sitting 64th in Division 1. This season, they have allowed 287 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Hilltoppers/Owls college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Owls +6.5

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