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Western Kentucky’s top-ranking passing game goes against a pretty good Texas-San Antonio defense when the teams meet in the Conference USA championship game Friday night on the Roadrunners’ home turf at the Alamodome. This game is a rematch of a crazy game played back in October, a high-scoring UTSA victory. But early betting action moved the Roadrunners from favorites to underdogs for Friday night. Which way are we going here with our <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaaf/free-ncaaf-picks&quot; title="Free College Football Championship Picks">free college football betting pick</a>?
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CUSA Championship Game Betting Odds<br />
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Championship Week's college football betting lines opened UTSA as a 2.5-point favorite over WKU, with an over/under of right around 72. Early betting action then flipped the Hilltoppers into one-point favorites and now to -3.5.
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Conference USA Championship Game Betting Preview<br />
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Western Kentucky reached this CUSA championship game by going 7-1 in conference play to win the East Division. The Hilltoppers started 1-4 this season with a loss to UTSA in their CUSA opener. But WKU recovered to win its last seven games in a row, finishing off with a 53-21 romp at Marshall last Saturday. So Western Kentucky is back in the CUSA title tilt for the first time since winning back-to-back conference championships back in 2015-16. The Hilltoppers actually trailed the Thundering Herd last Saturday 14-0 in the second quarter, then went on a 36-0 run spanning the halves to take control, on their way toward victory, a division title and the cover as one-point favorites. WKU out-gained Marshall 485-325 and won the turnover battle 2-0, creating a +10 points differential. Western Kentucky has now out-gained each of its last nine opponents. It’s also scored at least 42 points seven times over its last eight games. Texas-San Antonio, meanwhile, reached this CUSA championship game by also going 7-1 in conference play to win the West Division. The Roadrunners started 11-0 this season, with wins over Illinois, Memphis and Western Kentucky. But with a chance to go perfect through the regular season UTSA got upset last week in the rain at North Texas 45-23. Nonetheless the ‘Runners are playing in their first Conference USA title contest. UTSA, playing as a 9.5-point favorite last week and with the division title already in hand, fell down 10-0 quick and trailed 31-13 at the half. The Roadrunners then gave up the first 14 points out of the locker room and that was about it for their quest for a perfect season. UTSA got out-gained by the Mean Green 456-366, gave up 340 yards on the ground, turned the ball over three times, lost time of possession by a 37:23 split, fumbled a kick-off away and muffed two punts. In other words, nothing went right for the ‘Runners last week. Which makes them excellent candidates for a bounce-back effort this week. The Roadrunners have actually been out-gained and out-rushed each of their last two games. Two weeks ago UTSA got out-played by UAB but scored a touchdown with three seconds left to win 34-31.
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On the personnel front ‘Runners starting QB Frank Harris didn’t play after halftime last week. Hopefully he’s good to go for Friday night.
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Common Opponents<br />
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These two teams played two common opponents this season; UTSA played Middle Tennessee and Rice to a 2-0 record both SU and ATS and +277 yards per game while WKU played those two foes to 2-0 both SU and ATS but only +43 YPG.
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Western Kentucky-UTSA Recent History<br />
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These two teams just met back in Week 6 of this season, a crazy 52-46 Roadrunners victory in Bowling Green. Both teams moved up and down the field all night but in the end UTSA secured the victory with an interception inside their own 5-yard line. The ‘Runners won that game outright as 3.5-point dogs and that game rolled over a total of 72.
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Totals Report<br />
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Overs are 8-4 in Hilltoppers games this season, which are averaging a healthy 70 total points. Totals are split 6-6 in Roadrunners games this season, which are averaging 59 points.
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