Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/17/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 17, 2022

Venue:  Indiana University Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WKU +6.5, Indiana -6.5; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WKU +6.5, Indiana -6.5; Over/Under:  59 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WKU +6.5, Indiana -6.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

 

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers:  2-0 (2nd place, C-USA East)

Indiana Hoosiers:  2-0 (1st place, Big Ten East)

 

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers:  won their last game on the road against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 49-17.

Indiana Hoosiers:  won their last game at home against the Idaho Vandals 35-22.

 

WKU is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. They won against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors in their last game on the road 49-17. Austin Reed started that game at QB and he completed 22/31 passes for 271 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Kye Robichaux led the team in rushing with 49 yards and 1 TD on 7 rushing attempts. Daewood Davis led the team in receiving with 78 yards on 5 receptions. Will Ignont led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle. JaQues Evans and Kahlef Hailassie both led the defense in sacks with 1 each while Kaleb Oliver led the defense in interceptions with 2 but Barry Wagner Jr., Upton Stout, and Juwuan Jones all had 1 interception each for them in that one as well.

 

 

 

Indiana is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 2-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Idaho Vandals in their last game at home 35-22. Connor Bazelak started that game at QB and he completed 16/29 passes for 197 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Shaun Shivers led the team in rushing with 155 yards and 1 TD on 20 rushing attempts. AJ Barner led the team in receiving with 57 yards and 1 TD on 3 receptions. Jaylin Williams led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Dasan McCullough led the defense in sacks with 2 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have WKU listed as a 6.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. WKU is off to a 2-0 start to the season and their offense has been looking good in their games. Their offense is very pass heavy but they move the ball well with their passing game and they can score a lot of points in their games as well. Indiana has not been as good in their 2 games as they barely won against Illinois and struggled to beat Idaho in their last game too. Indiana does not have an offense that can keep up with this WKU offense and they will have to play better defensively in this game. Indiana could stop WKU with their defense in this game, but offense will still be an issue for Indiana even if their defense stunts the WKU offense, and Indiana will not rack up enough points here to take a sound lead and win in a blowout here. WKU is a more reliable team with a much better offense that has put up big numbers over the last few years now. The best way to place a bet here is on WKU to cover the spread in this game.

 

Western Kentucky Indiana Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 17, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Indiana 33 WKU 30.

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: 13-2 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 30-12 ATS after 2 or more consecutive straight up wins. 9-2 OVER as an underdog.

Indiana Hoosiers: 1-7 ATS after a game where they forced 1 or less turnovers. 43-19 OVER off a home win. 20-13 OVER in a home game where the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers:  None.

Indiana Hoosiers:  R. Miller (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed. D. Baker (WR) day-to-day - Undisclosed. M. Bedford (OL) out for season - Knee.

 

 

“I thought he made good improvement from game one to game two. He seemed comfortable out there, made some good plays. I like how he’s leading the football team. He knows he’s got to get a lot better, but I’m seeing that progression and that’s the biggest thing – you want to see that progression, taking that step. He’s done that so far. So long as he keeps improving, that’s the biggest thing.” - Tyson Helton on Austin Reed after his first 2 games as starting QB.

 

 

“It's the takeaway piece. It's key stops at critical times. It's the sacks. It's the pressures. That's where we've got to be great. And if you're great there and you force field goals or you force stops when they're critical for us, that's what I want to get back to.” - Tom Allen on what he wants his defense to be this season.

 

 

 

WR Mathison, Michael

WR Davis, Daewood

WR Smith, Dalvin

WR Corley, Malachi 

TE Simon, Joshua

QB Reed, Austin

RB Moses, Jakairi 

 

WR Coby, Andison

WR Camper, Cam

WR Matthews Jr., D.J. 

TE Barner, AJ

QB Bazelak, Connor

RB Shivers, Shaun 

 

 

Passing: A. Reed (550)

Rushing: D. Ervin-Poindexter (91)

Receiving: D. Davis (202)

Touchdowns: M. Corley (3)

 

Passing: C. Bazelak (527)

Rushing: S. Shivers (183)

Receiving: C. Camper (199)

Touchdowns: S. Shivers (2)

 

Coaches:

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers: Tyson Helton (4th season)

Indiana Hoosiers: Tom Allen (7th season)