Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 9

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 9 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 9 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 36-12, ATS: 21-20, Point Total: 27-11

UTSA at Florida Atlantic

12:00 Stadium
Line: Florida Atlantic -5, o/u: 47.5

Rice at Southern Miss

3:00 ESPN3
Line: Southern Miss -1.5, o/u: 59.5

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UAB at Louisiana Tech

3:30 Stadium
Line: UAB -12, o/u: 47.5
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Charlotte at Duke

7:00 ESPN3
Line: Duke -9.5, o/u: 56

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WKU at BYU

10:15 ESPN
Line: BYU -28.5, o/u: 51.5

North Texas at UTEP

Postponed

Marshall at FIU

Postponed

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BYU vs WKU Prediction, Game Preview

BYU Cougars vs WKU Hilltoppers prediction and game preview.

BYU vs WKU prediction and game preview.


BYU vs WKU Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 31
Game Time: 10:15
Venue: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT
Network: ESPN

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BYU (6-0) vs WKU (2-4) Game Preview

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Why WKU Will Win

The defense has been a relative plus, especially against the decent passing teams.

The Hilltoppers gave up three touchdown passes in the opener to Louisville, and that’s been about it, allowing two scores in the last five games. The picks aren’t there, but quarterbacks are only hitting 58% of their tries with teams not hitting 200 yards in four of the last five games.

Can the Hilltoppers hold up on the lines? They have the upside to at least not get beaten up, and the defense overall has been good enough to win with, but …

CFN Experts Picks: College

Why BYU Will Win

It’s a broken record if you’ve read the stuff about WKU so far in 2020, but this team just … doesn’t … score.

The 24 points in the loss to Liberty was the high so far, and it hasn’t scored more than 21 against anyone else or 14 in any of the last three games. The O just doesn’t go anywhere.

BYU’s offense continues to be a machine. Zach Wilson might not be the best quarterback in college football, but he’s hitting 78% of his passes with 16 touchdowns, one pick – it came in the opener – and six rushing scores. He’s been brilliant, and it’s not going to take too many scoring drives to put this away.

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

What’s Going To Happen

This was supposed to be one of the more interesting games on the BYU schedule …

Nope.

WKU really does have a good D, but it doesn’t get a lick of support from the offense scoring-wise. BYU won’t obliterate the punchless Hilltoppers until late, but it won’t have to sweat too much, if at all.

Week 9 College Football Schedule, Predictions

BYU vs WKU Prediction, Line

BYU 41, WKU 14
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BYU -28.5, o/u: 51.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5

Must See Rating: 2

5: Halloween (either Siouxsie and the Banshees or Ministry version)
1: “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”

CFN 1-127 Rankings | Bowl Projections
20 Most Important College Football Thoughts Ever
Week 9 College Football Schedule

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 8 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 8 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 31-9, ATS: 18-17, Point Total: 24-8

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Friday, October 23

Jacksonville State at FIU

7:00 ESPN3
Line: FIU -10.5, o/u: 59.5
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Louisiana at UAB

8:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: UAB -1, o/u: 49.5
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Saturday, October 24

UTEP at Charlotte

12:00 ESPN+
Line: Charlotte -14.5, o/u: 51
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Southern Miss at Liberty

1:00 ESPN3
Line: Liberty -10, o/u: 63
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Florida Atlantic at Marshall

2:30 Stadium
Line: Marshall -16.5, o/u: 51
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Middle Tennessee at Rice

3:30 ESPN3
Line: Rice -3.5, o/u: 50.5
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Chattanooga at WKU

4:00 ESPN3
Line: No Line, o/u: No Line
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Louisiana Tech at UTSA

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Louisiana Tech -1.5, o/u: 53
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WKU vs Chattanooga Prediction, Game Preview

WKU Hilltoppers vs Chattanooga Mocs prediction and game preview.

WKU vs Chattanooga prediction and game preview.


WKU vs Chattanooga Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 24
Game Time: 4:00 ET
Venue: Houchens Industries-L.T Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
Network: ESPN3

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WKU (1-4) vs Chattanooga (0-0) Game Preview

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Why Chattanooga Will Win

The Mocs finally get their season going after the first five games were whacked.

You want motivation? This is it this season for a team that would’ve come into the season with real live hopes of doing something big in the SoCon. This is the team’s one game.

The offensive line might not be jelled, but the running game should be good out of the gate, the defense gets back enough in the back seven to be active again.

The Mocs were fantastic at taking the ball away last year, and now they get a WKU team that can’t hang on to the ball lately – turning it over seven times in the last two games – and can’t score.

Why WKU Will Win

The team is way over due for a little luck.

The pass defense has been great, the offensive line has been okay in pass protection, and until dealing with Marshall and UAB, the team was right there in each of the first three games. It has to start converting more third down tries, and that starts this week.

Chattanooga might have a good defense that forces mistakes, but the run defense that was so bad last year at times isn’t going to be better right away. Don’t worry about any sort of a pass rush – there wasn’t any pressure from last year’s D.

This is the game to finally get the O going for WKU, but …

What’s Going To Happen

Getting points out of this Hilltopper team is like pulling teeth. It’s all about the running game – it hasn’t been able to do it.

This week, WKU won’t get too crazy. The running game will work, that will lead to easier third down chances, and it’ll all mean a relatively easy win for a team that hasn’t had a whole lot of fun. This week, the D will be good enough to make up for three turnovers from the O.

Chattanooga vs WKU Prediction, Line

WKU 34, Chattanooga 17
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No Line, o/u: No Line

Must See Rating: 1

5: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
1: Hubie Halloween

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 7

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 7 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 7 of the season.


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Results So Far
SU: 29-7, ATS: 16-15, Point Total: 21-7

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WKU at UAB

1:30 Stadium
Line: UAB -12.5, o/u: 45
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Army at UTSA

1:30 CBS Sports Network
Line: Army -8, o/u: 50
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North Texas at Middle Tennessee

5:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Middle Tennessee -6.5, o/u: 72
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Marshall at Louisiana Tech

6:00 CBS Sports Network
Line: Marshall -13, o/u: 51.5
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Southern Miss at UTEP

7:30 ESPN2
Line: Southern Miss -6.5, o/u: 54.5
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FIU at Charlotte

Postponed

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WKU vs UAB Prediction, Game Preview

WKU Hilltoppers vs UAB Blazers prediction and game preview.

WKU vs UAB prediction and game preview.


WKU vs UAB Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 17
Game Time: 1:30 ET
Venue: Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Network: Stadium

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WKU (1-3) vs UAB (3-1) Game Preview

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Why WKU Will Win

The defense continues to fight the good fight.

It’s not getting a whole lot of help from the offensive side, but it’s doing a decent job against the run – only with one meltdown against Liberty – and Louisville has the only offense that’s been able to throw well.

UAB is having a few problems with turnovers – giving the ball aways three times against Central Arkansas and four times against UTSA – and it can’t give the Hilltoppers any easy chances, but …

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why UAB Will Win

WKU’s defense isn’t taking the ball away.

It came up with two takeaways against Louisville, and that’s been it. Three games since, no takeaways.

The bigger problem is an offense that’s doing an okay job of coming up with yards, but it still can’t score. With the 38-14 loss to Marshall, the Hilltoppers have yet to score more than 24 points this year and, as a program, hasn’t pushed past 30 points in 30 of its last 34 games.

UAB averages 30.5 points per game.

CFN Experts Picks: College Football

What’s Going To Happen

UAB hasn’t been consistent, but the offense is balanced enough to keep things moving on a WKU defense that’s not able to generate enough production give the O easy points. The Hilltoppers are good enough to keep the score from getting out of hand, but the offense won’t be able to come through in the second half.

WKU vs UAB Prediction, Line

UAB 27, WKU 20
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UAB -13.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2

5: The Right Stuff (1983 movie version)
1: The Right Stuff (2020 TV version)

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 6 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 6 of the season.


Click on each game for game preview & prediction

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Results So Far
SU: 25-6, ATS: 15-11, Point Total: 17-6

UTSA at BYU

3:30 ESPN2
Line: BYU -34.5, o/u: 63
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Middle Tennessee at FIU

4:00 ESPNU
Line: FIU -4, o/u: 56.5
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Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss

4:00 Stadium
Line: Florida Atlantic -2, o/u: 56.5
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UTEP at Louisiana Tech

7:30 ESPN2
Line: Louisiana Tech -14.5, o/u: 52
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Marshall at WKU

7:30 Stadium
Line: Marshall -7.5, o/u: 44.5
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Charlotte at North Texas

8:00 ESPNU
Line: Charlotte -3, o/u: 67.5
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Marshall vs WKU Prediction, Game Preview

Marshall Thundering Herd vs WKU Hilltoppers prediction and game preview.

Marshall Thundering Herd vs WKU Hilltoppers prediction and game preview.


Marshall vs WKU Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 10
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Houchens Industries- LT Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, KY
Network: Stadium

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Marshall (2-0) vs WKU (1-2) Game Preview

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Why Marshall Will Win

The running game has been fantastic in the two wins.

Running for 282 yards against Eastern Kentucky wasn’t any big whoop, but Brendan Knox and the ground attack rumbling over Appalachian State for 216 team yards was a huge deal in the 17-7 upset.

As continues to be the issue with WKU over the last few years, the team just can’t score. That doesn’t mean it can’t win – it came up with a 20-17 victory over Middle Tennessee last week – but getting past the 24-point mark is like pulling teeth.

If the Herd can get out to a hot start, it can rely on the ground attack to close this.

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why WKU Will Win

WKU might not be scoring in bunches, but it’s not screwing up. The team has yet to throw an interception in the first three games, and the two lost fumbles weren’t that big a deal.

Keep things close – WKU is good at doing that. Even if things aren’t working all that well, the Hilltoppers are great at not letting games get out of hand. Marshall isn’t going to run away and hide with this even if it does get out to a hot start.

The biggest key will be the defensive front against that Marshall running game. Liberty ripped through the Hilltoppers for 354 yards on the ground, but there’s enough talent up front to not get gouged for more than four yards per carry.

CFN Experts Picks: College Football

What’s Going To Happen

Marshall has the balance and the efficiency to pull out a tight battle.

Both defensive fronts can get behind the line, but Marshall will be able to run when needed, and WKU won’t.

Marshall vs WKU Prediction, Line

Marshall 24, WKU 20
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Marshall -7.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

5: Eddie Van Halen
1: Vin Diesel’s “Feel Like I Do”

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Conference USA Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 5

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 5 of the season.

Conference USA college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 5 of the season.


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Click on each game for game preview & prediction

Results So Far
SU: 20-6, ATS: 12-9, Point Total: 13-5

Friday, October 2

Louisiana Tech at BYU

9:00 ESPN2
Line: BYU -24, o/u: 59
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Saturday, October 3

UTSA at UAB

12:30 Stadium
Line: UAB -20.5, o/u: 54.5
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Charlotte at Florida Atlantic

4:00 ESPNU
Line: Florida Atlantic -6.5, o/u: 62.5
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WKU at Middle Tennessee

5:00 ESPN3
Line: WKU -7, o/u: 54
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Southern Miss at North Texas

7:30 Stadium
Line: North Texas -1, o/u: 71.5
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WKU vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Game Preview

Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee prediction and game preview.

WKU vs Middle Tennessee prediction and game preview.


WKU vs Middle Tennessee Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Game Time: 5 ET
Venue: Johnny “Red” Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
Network: ESPN3

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WKU (0-2) vs Middle Tennessee (0-3) Game Preview

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Why WKU Will Win

Tyrrell Pigrome has been good.

The former Maryland quarterback stepped into the WKU offense and leads the team in rushing, hasn’t thrown a pick yet, and has been the playmaker for an offense that’s still not as productive as it needs to be, but isn’t bad.

The Hilltoppers have to hope for Middle Tennessee to continue its issues.

The Blue Raider offense finally started to move against UTSA, but the turnovers and mistakes continue to come with nine giveaways in three games with eight penalties last week. But …

CFN Experts Picks: NFL

Why Middle Tennessee Will Win

The Middle Tennessee offense started to work.

It was obviously off in the opener against Army, and it misfired way too much in the blowout loss to Troy. It might have been another loss, but with 563 yards, a big passing day from Asher O’Hara, and enough production to think that this all might turn around fast.

WKU doesn’t really score. The team has only managed more than 28 points three times in the last 16 games and more than 24 just four times in the last 15. On the other side, WKU is coming off a horrible games against the run in the loss to Liberty – the Blue Raiders have to get going early on the ground – but …

What’s Going To Happen

WKU has marred more than 30 points just three times in the last 19 games, and one of those was against Middle Tennessee in last year’s 31-26 win.

The Blue Raiders are on the verge of finally getting a win, but WKU is a whole lot better than it showed last week against Liberty, at least defensively.

Middle Tennessee won’t run like Liberty did.

Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee Prediction, Line

WKU 27, Middle Tennessee 24
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WKU -7, o/u: 54
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 2

5: ANYTHING else
1: THAT debate

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