College Football Opening Weekend: Sam Houston State @ Western Kentucky
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Sam Houston State @ Western Kentucky
Saturday 8/23/2025 7 PM EST
Western Kentucky -10.5 O/U 61.5
Western Kentucky: 64% Bets, 67% Handle Sam Houston State: 36% Bets, 33% Handle
O/U 61.5: OVER - 59% Bets, 51% Handle UNDER - 41% Bets, 45% Handle
Western Kentucky: 5 returning starters 1 offense / 4 defense
- O/U Season win total 7.5 picked to finish 2nd in Conference USA
- HC Tyson Helton has had a winning record 5 of 6 years but has all new coordinators
- Only averaged 24.9 pts per game last year
- Western Kentucky has hit the Game Total UNDER in 5 of their last 6 home games = +3.90 units / 59% ROI
- Western Kentucky has covered the spread in 4 of their last 6 home games = +1.80 units / 27% ROI
- Western Kentucky has only hit the 1st Half Game Total UNDER in 3 of their last 9 games = -4.05 units / -39% ROI
- Western Kentucky is 11-5 SU last 16 gamesWestern Kentucky is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall
- Sam Houston State: 8 returning starters 5 offense including QB / 3 defense
- O/U Season Win Total 4.5 1st Year HC Phil Longo
- Rebuilding Defense from a team that was +12 in turnovers last year
- Sam Houston State 1-4 ATS last 5 road games
- Sam Houston State 2-5 ATS last 7 games overall
- Sam Houston State games have went UNDER the Game Total 6 of their L7 = +4.90 units / 64% ROI
- Sam Houston State has hit the 1st Quarter Game Total Under in their L7 games = +7 units / 85% ROI
- Sam Houston State has hit the 1st Half Game Total UNDER in 3 of their last 5 road games = +1.90 units / 35% ROI