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Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State Predictions & Picks – CUSA Tournament
Thursday’s contest features the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (19-11, 8-8 CUSA) and the New Mexico State Aggies (13-18, 7-9 CUSA) clashing at Von Braun Center (on March 14) at 9:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 77-70 victory for Western Kentucky.
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Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State Game Info & Odds
- Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
- Where: Huntsville, Alabama
- Venue: Von Braun Center
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Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Western Kentucky 77, New Mexico State 70
Spread & Total Prediction for Western Kentucky vs. New Mexico State
- Computer Predicted Spread: Western Kentucky (-7.4)
- Computer Predicted Total: 147.2
Western Kentucky has a 15-9-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to New Mexico State, who is 11-15-0 ATS. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Hilltoppers are 12-12-0 and the Aggies are 13-13-0. Western Kentucky is 6-4 against the spread and 5-5 overall over its last 10 contests, while New Mexico State has gone 3-7 against the spread and 4-6 overall.
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Western Kentucky Performance Insights
- The Hilltoppers outscore opponents by 5.2 points per game (scoring 80.2 points per game to rank 41st in college basketball while giving up 75.0 per outing to rank 272nd in college basketball) and have a +157 scoring differential overall.
- The 39.7 rebounds per game Western Kentucky averages rank 21st in the country, and are 3.1 more than the 36.6 its opponents pull down per outing.
- Western Kentucky makes 1.3 fewer threes per contest than the opposition, 6.8 (237th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.1.
- The Hilltoppers rank 182nd in college basketball by averaging 94.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 60th in college basketball, allowing 88.6 points per 100 possessions.
- Western Kentucky has committed 13.5 turnovers per game (336th in college basketball play) while forcing 13.2 (47th in college basketball).
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Even in the era of the transfer portal and NIL, fans of a team will still focus on and care about recruiting. That’s especially the case with the Kentucky Wildcats. Fans are already up in arms about Kentucky’s recruiting for the class of 2026, or, in their case, lack thereof.
Only one player is signed for the class of 2026, after 4-star point guard Mason Williams announced his commitment to play for the Cats on Friday. On the board. Still work to do.
Chris Washington Jr., an Alabama decommit and top-35 senior prospect, is a new target for Mark Pope and UK ahead of the spring signing period in mid-April. The staff reached out to his AAU coach, Bobby Maze, to gauge the athletic wing’s potential interest. This is all according to Kentucky Sports Radio.
Washington is a 6-9, 195-pound forward who originally committed to Alabama, but decommitted in November. Kentucky is now included among the likes of Tennessee, Oregon, Oklahoma State, USC, and SMU that are interested in Washington.
“It’s a good program,” Washington said of Kentucky while adding, “Honestly, I just want to go where I’m wanted — and the play style. I got to go where I fit in and where the coaches really want me. (My recruitment is) open. Whenever the time is right.”
Only four players ranked ahead of him remain available in 2026, including No. 1 Tyran Stokes. That tells you just how big of a prospect Washington will be in the spring signing period.
Kentucky has swung and missed in recruiting a lot recently. But there is still time to get things moving in the right direction this spring on both the high school front and in the transfer portal.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WKRC) — A Kentucky man was arrested Thursday after police said he was riding a horse while intoxicated, reports WBKO.
Bowling Green police said they found 48-year-old Jorge Luis Hernandez on a horse, partially slumped over, as it walked along a road. He and the horse then began traveling on a sidewalk, according to an arrest record.
Police said Hernandez had a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage” and had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and delayed movements. Hernandez said he had just left the liquor store and had a liquor store bag tied to the horse’s saddle.
Hernandez was arrested and charged with operating a non-motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicants.
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Kentucky Newsmakers 3/29: Senate Candidate Charles Booker; Kentucky League of Cities Pres. Mayor Paul Sandefur
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Kentucky Senate candidate Charles Booker and Beaver Dam Mayor and Kentucky League of Cities President Paul Sandefur.
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