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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. UAB Blazers
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and the UAB Blazers will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Bartow Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hilltoppers as -1-point favorites versus the Blazers, while the game's total opened at 131.
UAB was a 58-52 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Monarchs. They failed to cover the +5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Western Kentucky, they were a 68-61 winner as they battled Owls at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -11-point favorite.
Western Kentucky:
Team record: 9-5 SU,5-8 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Western Kentucky's last 10 games
Western Kentucky is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Western Kentucky is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
UAB:
Team record: 9-6 SU,4-8-1 ATS
UAB is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
UAB is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
UAB is 3-8 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Western Kentucky
Next up:
Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee Saturday, January 11
UAB home to Marshall Saturday, January 11