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Western Kentucky vs Louisiana Tech Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 09 Jan 2021
Tip-off: 01:00
Final 66-64
31-28 35-36
Position#35
Record8-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game75.9
Allowed / game72.4
vs
Position#30
Record8-3
FormWWWWL
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game67.8
USANCAA
Other2020-21
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Western Kentucky winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Louisiana Tech winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Western KentuckyUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis
#73
W
75-69
75
69
+6
A26/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#81
L
64-70
64
70
-6
A27/11
NCAA
Louisville
#94
L
54-75
54
75
-21
A01/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#353
W
96-69
96
69
+27
H06/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#235
W
86-84
86
84
+2
H11/12
NCAA
Rhode Island
#250
W
68-65
68
65
+3
H13/12
NCAA
Alabama
#19
W
73-71
73
71
+2
A19/12
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#340
W
88-68
88
68
+20
H23/12
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
W
67-63
67
63
+4
A01/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
L
71-75 OT
71
75
-4
A02/01
NCAA
1H
2H
34-35
41-34
36-33
28-37
29-34
25-41
45-33
51-36
40-43
46-41
33-27
35-38
33-32
40-39
36-25
52-43
28-36
39-27
30-36
34-28
145.1Avg total
74.2Scored
70.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)75.972.4148.3+3.573%
Season at home (4)84.571.5156.0+13.0100%
Season away (7)71.072.9143.9-1.957%
Last 10 (10)74.270.9145.1+3.370%
Last 5 (5)73.468.4141.8+5.080%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)76.776.2152.8+0.567%
vs Similar ◀ (16)72.671.8144.4+0.862%
vs Weaker (8)78.469.0147.4+9.488%
This opponent (Louisiana Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Louisiana TechUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northwestern St.
#249
W
91-77
91
77
+14
H29/11
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#294
W
78-62
78
62
+16
H04/12
NCAA
LSU
#80
L
55-86
55
86
-31
A06/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#304
W
78-69
78
69
+9
H10/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#86
L
56-61
56
61
-5
A13/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#79
W
85-58
85
58
+27
H16/12
NCAA
Lamar
#280
W
86-57
86
57
+29
H19/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#294
W
68-57
68
57
+11
A23/12
NCAA
Marshall
#64
W
75-68
75
68
+7
H02/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
L
73-80
73
80
-7
H03/01
NCAA
1H
2H
43-38
48-39
45-31
33-31
24-43
31-43
33-33
45-36
35-21
21-40
47-27
38-31
48-23
38-34
34-32
34-25
27-30
48-38
40-27
33-53
142.0Avg total
74.5Scored
67.5Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (11)74.667.8142.5+6.873%
Season at home (8)80.267.8148.0+12.588%
Season away (3)59.768.0127.7-8.333%
Last 10 (10)74.567.5142.0+7.070%
Last 5 (5)77.464.0141.4+13.480%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (6)67.573.2140.7-5.733%
vs Weaker (24)75.063.7138.7+11.383%
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +7.1+7.12nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -0.1-0.1
-9-4+0+4+91st half1st half: +1.0+1.01st half: +7.1+7.12nd half2nd half: +2.7+2.72nd half: -0.1-0.1
Western KentuckyLouisiana Tech
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
Western KentuckyLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Memphis
#73
L
34-35
34
35
-1
A26/11
NCAA
West Virginia
#81
W
36-33
36
33
+3
A27/11
NCAA
Louisville
#94
L
29-34
29
34
-5
A01/12
NCAA
Miss. Valley St.
#353
W
45-33
45
33
+12
H06/12
NCAA
Gardner Webb
#235
L
40-43
40
43
-3
H11/12
NCAA
Rhode Island
#250
W
33-27
33
27
+6
H13/12
NCAA
Alabama
#19
W
33-32
33
32
+1
A19/12
NCAA
Tennessee Tech
#340
W
36-25
36
25
+11
H23/12
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
L
28-36
28
36
-8
A01/01
NCAA
Charlotte
#276
L
30-36
30
36
-6
A02/01
NCAA
67.8Avg total
34.4Scored
33.4Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.534.168.6+0.447%-
Last 30 at home (14)35.233.668.9+1.650%-
Last 30 away (16)33.834.568.3-0.744%-
Last 10 (10)34.433.467.8+1.050%-
Last 5 (5)32.031.263.2+0.860%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (6)32.834.567.3-1.733%-
vs Similar ◀ (16)34.635.269.8-0.644%-
vs Weaker (8)35.531.667.1+3.962%-
This opponent (Louisiana Tech) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Louisiana TechLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Northwestern St.
#249
W
43-38
43
38
+5
H29/11
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#294
W
45-31
45
31
+14
H04/12
NCAA
LSU
#80
L
24-43
24
43
-19
A06/12
NCAA
SE Louisiana
#304
D
33-33
33
33
+0
H10/12
NCAA
Louisiana Lafayette
#86
W
35-21
35
21
+14
A13/12
NCAA
Jackson State
#79
W
47-27
47
27
+20
H16/12
NCAA
Lamar
#280
W
48-23
48
23
+25
H19/12
NCAA
Louisiana Monroe
#294
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A23/12
NCAA
Marshall
#64
L
27-30
27
30
-3
H02/01
NCAA
Marshall
#64
W
40-27
40
27
+13
H03/01
NCAA
68.1Avg total
37.6Scored
30.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)36.030.166.1+5.977%-
Last 30 at home (18)38.327.966.3+10.483%-
Last 30 away (12)32.533.265.8-0.867%-
Last 10 (10)37.630.568.1+7.170%-
Last 5 (5)39.227.867.0+11.480%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar ◀ (6)29.732.762.3-3.033%-
vs Weaker (24)37.629.467.0+8.288%-
This opponent (Western Kentucky) is Similar. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
2
Western Kentucky wins
0
Louisiana Tech wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/01/21ACharlotte71-75 OT
01/01/21ACharlotte67-63
23/12/20HTennessee Tech88-68
19/12/20AAlabama73-71
13/12/20HRhode Island68-65
11/12/20HGardner Webb86-84
06/12/20HMiss. Valley St.96-69
01/12/20ALouisville54-75
27/11/20AWest Virginia64-70
26/11/20AMemphis75-69
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/01/21HMarshall73-80
02/01/21HMarshall75-68
23/12/20ALouisiana Monroe68-57
19/12/20HLamar86-57
16/12/20HJackson State85-58
13/12/20ALouisiana Lafayette56-61
10/12/20HSE Louisiana78-69
06/12/20ALSU55-86
04/12/20HLouisiana Monroe78-62
29/11/20HNorthwestern St.91-77

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Kentucky
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL73%
HomeWWWW100%
AwayLLWWL57%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1147
Win %73%100%57%
Points / game75.984.571.0
Allowed / game72.471.572.9
Point differential+3.5+13.0-1.9
Avg total148.3156.0143.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+18%50%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)100% (2)67% (3)
Overtime %9%0%14%
Louisiana Tech
NCAA 2020-21
Recent: 7 Wins / 3 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWL73%
HomeWWWWL88%
AwayLLW33%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1183
Win %73%88%33%
Points / game74.680.259.7
Allowed / game67.867.868.0
Point differential+6.8+12.5-8.3
Avg total142.5148.0127.7
Over main line---
Win by 10+45%50%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)100% (1)0% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Conference USA conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Missouri State76186%80.070.3+9.7
2 Louisiana Tech118373%74.667.8+6.8
3 Western Kentucky118373%75.972.4+3.5
4 Liberty1410471%75.859.6+16.2
5 Jacksonville State107370%74.664.5+10.1
6 UTEP85362%75.568.2+7.2
7 Sam Houston St.138562%80.870.9+9.8
8 New Mexico State21150%73.071.5+1.5
9 Delaware73443%65.369.4-4.1
10 Middle Tenn. St.72529%61.764.7-3.0
11 Kennesaw State113827%67.665.9+1.7
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Western Kentucky313566
Louisiana Tech283664
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