Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky Prediction, Picks & Odds | 14 Feb 2026

College Basketball Betting Preview: Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky

The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders go up against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, with tip-off scheduled for 20:00 on Saturday, February 14.

It’s awesome to see Western Kentucky with a -2.5 line on the spread at odds of -120 as we’re expecting a bigger margin of victory against Middle Tenn.

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders got the win in their previous game. A 90-87 triumph occurred on the road when playing Kennesaw State Owls.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers won their last game which was at home. It was a 80-70 triumph against Florida International Panthers.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Western Kentucky won the most recent matchup between these teams. A 65-60 victory was registered against Middle Tenn. Middle Tenn have won six of the previous 10 H2H meetings.

NCAAB	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Western Kentucky	18-14	2537	2436	101	13-6	5-8	3L
Middle Tennessee	17-15	2414	2329	85	12-5	5-10	1L

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Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky Prediction & Picks

Explore our best Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky picks, including a main match prediction, correct score forecast and a bet builder ready to use. Scroll down for full analysis.

Game Prediction

It’s time to go for Western Kentucky against the spread, especially with an attractive -2.5 line at -120. Our pick is that the favorites can achieve a comfortable win in this college contest.

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Key Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky stats:

• The +2.5 line hasn’t been covered by Middle Tenn in 3 of their last 5 games.

WKU -2.5 Probability

The top betting apps imply that our pick has a 54.6% prospect of delivering a return. Taking all factors into consideration, our analysts think there’s a stronger chance of success and estimate the probability to be closer to 60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this college basketball wager.

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Our Game Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Middle Tennessee 72 - 77 Western Kentucky

There are lots of different ways to back the Hilltoppers on the correct score betting and something like 77-72 in their favor might be along the right lines at massive odds.

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Middle Tennessee vs Western Kentucky Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Western Kentucky have the shortest price to win this college game, with the sportsbooks giving them a 63% probability due to their -172 Moneyline betting odds. The market suggests that Middle Tennessee are least likely to win at +142.

The spread is currently 2.5, with the total points line at 143.5. A bet on the Totals allows fans to use the latest basketball data to good effect. If you fancy Over 143.5, this outcome can be backed at -115.

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Moneyline

Middle Tenn

+142

WKU

-172

Point Spread

Middle Tenn +2.5

-102

WKU -2.5

-120

Total Points

Under 143.5

-105

Over 143.5

-115

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Middle Tennessee Stats

Western Kentucky Stats

Moneyline

• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
• 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

• 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
• 6 wins and 4 defeats in the last 10 home games

Point Spread

• +2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 games
• +2.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 games on the road

Point Spread

• -2.5 Betting Line: Have covered the spread in 4 of the last 10 games
• -2.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the spread in 5 of the last 10 home games

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 150.10 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals on the Road: An average of 144.00 pts in the previous 10 games on the road
• Over 143.5: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 games
• Over 143.5 on the Road: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games on the road
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 73.20 pts and allowed 76.90 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 69.30 pts and allowed 74.70 pts in the last 10 games on the road

Total Points

• Game Totals: An average of 140.20 pts in the previous 10 games
• Game Totals at Home: An average of 154.00 pts in the previous 10 home games
• Over 143.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
• Over 143.5 at Home: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 home games
• Team Totals: Have scored an average of 69.10 pts and allowed 71.10 pts in the last 10 games
• Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 79.80 pts and allowed 74.20 pts in the last 10 home games

NCAAB Table Select Season 2025/20262024/20252023/20242022/20232021/20222020/20212019/2020

Conference USA	Overall	PF	PA	N. Pts	Home	Away	Strk
Liberty	25-7	2501	2253	248	14-4	11-3	1L
Sam Houston	22-11	2714	2447	267	14-2	8-9	1L
Kennesaw State	21-13	2834	2587	247	14-3	7-10	3W
Louisiana Tech	20-14	2375	2210	165	16-4	4-10	1L
Western Kentucky	18-14	2537	2436	101	13-6	5-8	3L
Middle Tennessee	17-15	2414	2329	85	12-5	5-10	1L
New Mexico State	16-16	2403	2303	100	11-6	5-10	1L
Missouri State	16-18	2551	2502	49	11-7	5-11	1L
Jacksonville State	15-17	2325	2188	137	10-9	5-8	1L
FIU	15-17	2580	2492	88	12-7	3-10	1L
UTEP	11-20	2149	2244	-95	9-8	2-12	1L
Delaware	10-21	2098	2293	-195	6-11	4-10	1L

• Overall = Overall Wins-Losses
• PF = Total Points For
• PA = Total Points Against
• N. Pts = Point Differential
• Home = Home Record
• Away = Away Record
• Strk = Current Streak

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