Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 31

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (11-9, 5-4 CUSA) host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (11-10, 4-6 CUSA) at Murphy Center, beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The Blue Raiders are 6.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.

Middle Tennessee is coming off of an 81-65 loss to Liberty in its last game on Thursday. Torey Alston's team-high 20 points paced Middle Tennessee in the losing effort. Western Kentucky is coming off of a 72-69 loss to Kennesaw State in its last outing on Wednesday. Western Kentucky got a team-high 15 points from Grant Newell in the loss.

Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Middle Tennessee -6.5
• Moneyline favorite: Middle Tennessee -310
• Moneyline underdog: Western Kentucky +248
• Over/Under: 140.5 points

How to watch Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky

• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky

• This season, Middle Tennessee and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's total of 140.5 points eight times.
• In Western Kentucky's 19 games this season, 15 finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 140.5.
• The total for the contest of 140.5 is 12.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Blue Raiders (74.2 points per game) and the Hilltoppers (78.3 points per game).
• This game's total is 5.6 less than the 146.1 points these two teams combine to allow per game.
• Middle Tennessee has a 144.8 average over/under in its games this season, 4.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 13.3 points separates the average over/under in Western Kentucky's games (153.8 points) and this game's over/under (140.5).

Betting the Spread: Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky

• Against the spread, Middle Tennessee is 7-10-0 this season.
• The Blue Raiders have been favored by 6.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread in one of them.
• Western Kentucky has played 19 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• The Hilltoppers have an ATS record of 3-0 in their three games as an underdog of 6.5 points or more this year.
• Middle Tennessee has two wins against the spread, and is 5-2 overall, at home this year.
• At home, as a 6.5-point favorite or greater, Middle Tennessee has one win ATS (1-1).
• Western Kentucky is 3-4 against the spread, and 2-5 overall, away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Middle Tennessee vs. Western Kentucky

• Middle Tennessee has been the moneyline favorite in seven games this season and won four (57.1%) of those contests.
• The Blue Raiders have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -310 moneyline set for this game.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 75.6% chance of a victory for Middle Tennessee.
• Western Kentucky has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in nine games this year and has walked away with the win one time (11.1%) in those games.
• The Hilltoppers have been listed as an underdog of +248 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Western Kentucky has an implied victory probability of 28.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.