Liberty vs. Western Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 21

The Liberty Flames (15-3, 7-0 CUSA) visit the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-7, 4-3 CUSA) at E. A. Diddle Arena, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. The Flames are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 148.5 points.

Their last time out, Liberty won on Saturday 80-69 against UTEP. In the victory, Zach Cleveland paced Liberty with 20 points. Western Kentucky fell in its most recent matchup 81-65 against Kennesaw State on Saturday. Ryan Myers' team-high 16 points paced Western Kentucky in the loss.

Liberty vs. Western Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Liberty -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: Liberty -119
• Moneyline underdog: Western Kentucky -102
• Over/Under: 148.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Liberty vs. Western Kentucky

• Liberty and its opponents have combined to outscore Wednesday's total (148.5 points) seven times this season.
• This season, nine games Western Kentucky has played finished with a combined score higher than 148.5 points.
• The Flames average 80.3 points per game against the Hilltoppers' 80.4, amounting to 12.2 points over the matchup's point total of 148.5.
• These two teams surrender a combined 143.8 points per game, 4.7 points less than this contest's over/under.
• This season the average over/under for Liberty's games is 148.3 points, 0.2 lower than the over/under of 148.5 points set for this contest.
• A difference of 7.7 points separates the average over/under in Western Kentucky's games (156.2 points) and this contest's over/under (148.5).

Betting the Spread: Liberty vs. Western Kentucky

• Liberty is 7-8-0 against the spread this season.
• The Flames have been favored by 1.5 points or more 13 times this season and are 6-7 ATS in those games.
• Western Kentucky has nine wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
• This year, the Hilltoppers have an ATS record of 4-2 in their six games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
• Western Kentucky is 6-2 overall, and 4-4 against the spread, at home.
• As a 1.5-point underdog or greater at home, Western Kentucky is 3-4 ATS.
• On the road, Liberty is 3-2 against the spread, and 4-1 overall.
• On the road, Liberty has two wins ATS (2-1) as 1.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Liberty vs. Western Kentucky

• Liberty has won 10, or 83.3%, of the 12 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Flames have a record of 9-2 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -119 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 54.3% chance of a victory for Liberty.
• Western Kentucky has been a moneyline underdog in six games this season and has come away with the win one time (16.7%) in those contests.
• The Hilltoppers have a mark of 1-5 in contests where oddsmakers give them odds of -102 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Western Kentucky has a 50.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.