The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5) and Old Dominion Monarchs (6-6) meet in Monday night’s Famous Toastery Bowl in Charlotte. Kickoff at Jerry Richardson Stadium is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Western Kentucky won its last game 41-28 on Nov. 25 vs. FIU straight up and against the spread, but the Hilltoppers are just 1-5 ATS (3-2 SU) since Oct. 24. WKU sports a 1st-division offense, and one that leans heavily on the pass. On defense, the Hilltoppers rank 117th in the nation, yielding 428.3 yards per game.
Old Dominion, which played WKU 7 times (1-6 SU, 2-4-1 ATS) as a member of Conference-USA from 2014-21, needed wins in its last 2 games games to become bowl-eligible. It won the 2 games' — against Georgia Southern (Nov. 18) and Georgia State (Nov. 25) — by a combined 4 points. All 6 Monarchs wins this season have come in 1-possession games.
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