They were all in love with dying, they we're doing it in Texas. "Pepper" - Butthole Surfers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
87 – 96
FINAL Neutral Conference CUSA
Kennesaw State Owls
Conference USA · Propst Arena (Neutral) · March 13, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread WKU -1.5 Away covered
O/U 159.5 Over
Money WKU -115 / KENN -105
Model Predictions
Spread Total WKU win
Actual KENN +9 183 Lost
Massey WKU -1.3 (-10.3) — —
Massey Totals — 160.9 (+22.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 55% ✗
Baseline Plus ML WKU -1.9 (-10.9) 154.9 (+28.1) 58% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ WKU -0.9 (-9.9) 153.6 (+29.4) 56% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML WKU -2.0 (-11.0) 150.9 (+32.1) 58% ✗
Baseline ML WKU -2.5 (-11.5) 151.6 (+31.4) 57% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 29, 2026 KENN 72 – 69 WKU
Jan 17, 2026 KENN 81 – 65 WKU
Feb 7, 2025 KENN 76 – 69 WKU
Jan 11, 2025 WKU 85 – 69 KENN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings WKU KENN
Overall 18-14 21-14
Conference 11-9 10-10
Home 12-4 13-3
Away 5-7 4-8
Neutral 1-3 4-3
Last 5 3-2 3-2
Streak L3 L1
Avg Pts For 77.9 80.0
Avg Pts Against 77.0 78.2
Massey 1.0 (#151) -0.3 (#169)
Bradley-Terry 0.13 (#152) -0.13 (#175)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.08 (#157) -0.14 (#174)
RPI 0.525 (#117) 0.496 (#193)
Shooting & Four Factors WKU KENN
FG% 40.8% 43.1%
3PT% 33.0% 33.7%
REB / G 38.5 38.9
OREB / G 12.7 13.5
AST / TO 1.27 1.12
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 47.3% 50.5%
TOV% 14.3% 16.9%
ORB% 31.8% 35.4%
FT Rate 30.6% 30.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.0% 49.1%
Opp TOV% 17.4% 15.9%
DRB% 70.6% 69.8%
Opp FT Rate 31.7% 36.2%

Game Analysis

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