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Belmont Bruins vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
The fans at E.A. Diddle Arena will be treated to a game between the Belmont Bruins and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Bruins, while the game's total opened at 153.
Western Kentucky lost its last outing, a 86-82 result against Rams on December 21. They covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Belmont was a 92-72 loser on the road against Crimson Tide. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Belmont:
Team record: 8-4 SU,5-6 ATS
Belmont is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Belmont is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Belmont is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games on the road
Western Kentucky:
Team record: 7-4 SU,4-6 ATS
Western Kentucky is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Kentucky's last 7 games
Western Kentucky is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
Next up:
Belmont home to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Thursday, January 2
Western Kentucky home to North Texas Thursday, January 2