College football odds, picks and prediction for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Week 6 betting free pick and game analysis.
Between these two underwhelming offenses and the strength of the two defenses, we think the 59.5-point total is at least a couple of points too high. Read more in our Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech picks below.Two Conference USA rivals who are both undefeated in conference play this year will face off on Thursday night as the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers visit the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Still, that game did show this isn’t a team that can score at will regardless of how the other team lines up. The best mid-major offenses tend to be effective — though not explosive — even against elite competition, but we’ve already seen Western Kentucky slowed down by Ohio State, while both Troy and MTSU also stopped the Hilltoppers from going wild on offense. Louisiana Tech’s secondary should pose problems for Reed.
Even if Bachmeier makes it back, he’s hardly a top-tier quarterback himself, and there will be questions about just how ready he is to play coming off the injury. With Bachmeier in the lineup, Louisiana Tech averaged 31 points per game, and that was buoyed heavily by a 51-point outburst against Northwestern State of the FCS.
I’m going to combine that with a bet on Louisiana Tech and the points. While Western Kentucky is legitimately the better team here, they're playing on the road against a ferocious defense that should be able to keep this one close. This game has upset potential for the Bulldogs and I certainly expect it to end as a one-score game.Initially, there wasn’t much agreement on the spread for this game, with most books having Western Kentucky -7.5.
The opening totals for this game started anywhere from 59.5 to 60.5 points. Since then, the number has come down to a consensus Over/Under of 59.5 at all major sites, with -110 on both sides of the line.
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