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FINAL	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
W Kentucky	35	-6		3-2	3-2-0	2-3-0	31.6	29.2	31.6	56.2
Louisiana Tech	28	+6	58.5	3-3	3-3-0	2-4-0	27.0	25.7	24.5	7.1

2023 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
W Kentucky			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
5	Sep 28	VS Middle Tenn ST	-270	-6.5	61.5	31-10	W	W	U	88%	90%	81%	72%	61%	52%
4	Sep 23	at Troy	+160	+4	58	24-27	L	W	U	57%	39%	34%	48%	51%	57%
3	Sep 16	at Ohio ST	+1800	+29.5	65.5	10-63	L	L	O	12%	4%	28%	16%	54%	43%
2	Sep 9	VS Houston Christian	-	-42.5	64.5	52-22	W	L	O	0%	0%	57%	52%	51%	45%
1	Sep 2	VS South Florida	-535	-13	71	41-24	W	W	U	66%	90%	68%	62%	39%	23%

2023 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Louisiana Tech			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
5	Sep 29	at UTEP	-115	-1	50.5	24-10	W	W	U	72%	64%	73%	63%	70%	70%
4	Sep 23	at Nebraska	+850	+20.5	45	14-28	L	W	U	17%	4%	32%	46%	33%	62%
3	Sep 16	VS North Texas	-198	-4.5	66.5	37-40	L	L	O	24%	74%	61%	65%	57%	42%
2	Sep 9	VS Northwestern ST	-	-23.5	59	51-21	W	W	O	0%	0%	61%	77%	19%	33%
1	Sep 2	at SMU	+850	+21	66	14-38	L	L	U	11%	5%	45%	36%	81%	51%
1	Aug 26	VS Florida Intl	-470	-12	57.5	22-17	W	L	U	85%	92%	75%	74%	70%	72%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2018 Nov 24	W Kentucky Hilltoppers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	30 15	+10.5 -10.5	+317 -400	51	WKEN	WKEN	DOG	Road	Under
2017 Sep 16	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs W Kentucky Hilltoppers	23 22	+4 -4	+163 -190	61.5	LATC	LATC	DOG	Road	Under
2016 Dec 3	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs W Kentucky Hilltoppers	44 58	+12 -12	+355 -440	77	WKEN	WKEN	FAV	Home	Over
2016 Oct 6	W Kentucky Hilltoppers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	52 55	-3 +3	-147 +130	69	LATC	LATC	DOG	HOME	Over
2015 Sep 10	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs W Kentucky Hilltoppers	38 41	-2.5 +2.5	-140 +120	63.5	WKEN	WKEN	DOG	Home	Over

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
5	Games	6	LTECH	1
31.6	Points Scored	27.0	WKU	4.6
284.6	Passing Yards	224.3	WKU	60.3
10.5	PYPC	11.4	LTECH	0.9
6.5	PYPA	7.2	LTECH	0.7
62.4	Completion PCT	63.4	LTECH	1.1
98.2	Rushing Yards	152.0	LTECH	53.8
4.1	RYPA	4.7	LTECH	0.7
43.6	PenaltyYards	74.2	WKU	30.6
1.4	Turnovers	1.2	LTECH	0.2

Defensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
5	Games	6	WKU	1
29.2	Points Scored	25.7	LTECH	3.5
267.6	Passing Yards	152.0	LTECH	115.6
12.9	PYPC	11.3	LTECH	1.6
7.9	PYPA	5.5	LTECH	2.4
61.5	Completion PCT	48.8	LTECH	12.7
205.2	Rushing Yards	225.5	WKU	20.3
5.1	RYPA	5.1	WKU	0.1
68.6	PenaltyYards	72.8	LTECH	4.2
2.8	Turnovers	1.0	WKU	1.8

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
2	Games	3	LTECH	1
17.0	Points Scored	36.7	LTECH	19.7
236.0	Passing Yards	220.3	WKU	15.7
10.5	PYPC	10.8	LTECH	0.4
6.1	PYPA	7.3	LTECH	1.2
57.7	Completion PCT	67.0	LTECH	9.3
50.0	Rushing Yards	232.0	LTECH	182.0
2.2	RYPA	6.0	LTECH	3.7
22.5	PenaltyYards	56.0	WKU	33.5
3.0	Turnovers	1.7	LTECH	1.3

Defensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
2	Games	3	WKU	1
45.0	Points Scored	26.0	LTECH	19.0
353.5	Passing Yards	152.0	LTECH	201.5
16.1	PYPC	11.1	LTECH	5.0
11.4	PYPA	5.6	LTECH	5.8
71.0	Completion PCT	50.0	LTECH	21.0
188.0	Rushing Yards	204.0	WKU	16.0
4.8	RYPA	4.8	WKU	0.0
55.5	PenaltyYards	87.3	LTECH	31.8
2.5	Turnovers	1.7	WKU	0.8

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
35.5	Points Scored	25.7	WKU	9.8
349.3	Passing Yards	226.4	WKU	122.9
12.6	PYPC	11.5	WKU	1.1
7.6	PYPA	6.9	WKU	0.7
60.4	Completion PCT	60.1	WKU	0.3
114.1	Rushing Yards	151.6	LTECH	37.5
4.6	RYPA	4.6	LTECH	0.0
37.0	PenaltyYards	74.7	WKU	37.7
1.4	Turnovers	1.6	WKU	0.2

Defensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
25.8	Points Scored	29.2	WKU	3.4
250.4	Passing Yards	172.3	LTECH	78.1
11.7	PYPC	11.4	LTECH	0.2
7.2	PYPA	6.1	LTECH	1.2
62.0	Completion PCT	53.2	LTECH	8.8
182.6	Rushing Yards	235.7	WKU	53.1
4.6	RYPA	5.6	WKU	0.9
59.0	PenaltyYards	68.8	LTECH	9.8
2.5	Turnovers	1.3	WKU	1.2

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

WKU	Statistic	LTECH	Edge	Margin
6	Games	6	-	0
35.5	Points Scored	39.0	LTECH	3.5
277.5	Passing Yards	386.0	LTECH	108.5
12.2	PYPC	12.9	LTECH	0.7
7.7	PYPA	7.9	LTECH	0.2
63.4	Completion PCT	61.6	WKU	1.8
161.7	Rushing Yards	107.8	WKU	53.8
4.4	RYPA	3.9	WKU	0.5
67.8	PenaltyYards	45.8	LTECH	22.0
2.0	Turnovers	1.3	LTECH	0.7

Betting Splits

Thursday,October 5	Spread	Handle	Bets	Total	Handle	Bets	Money	Handle	Bets
Western Kentucky Louisiana Tech	-6 +6	48% 52%	60% 40%	60 60	44% 56%	48% 52%	-238 +195	52% 48%	75% 25%

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Thursday, October 5	Score	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
		DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
W Kentucky Hilltoppers	35	-6.0		37.5		31.6	56.2	34.9	60.4
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	28	+6.0	58.5	31.0	7.0	24.5	7.1	25.5	9.4

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