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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are on the road again on Saturday and play against the Florida Atlantic Owls at noon ET Nov. 26 at FAU Stadium. Both of these teams will be looking for a pick-me-up after considerable defeats in their previous games.
It was all tied up 17-17 at halftime, but the Hilltoppers were not quite the Auburn Tigers' equal in the second half when they met last week. WKU suffered a grim 41-17 defeat to the Tigers. This game was a close 17-17 at the break, but unfortunately for WKU it sure didn't stay that way. Western Kentucky's defeat came about despite a quality game from TE Joshua Simon, who snatched two receiving TDs.
Meanwhile, Florida Atlantic has to be aching after a bruising 49-21 loss to the Middle Tenn. Blue Raiders last week. Florida Atlantic was down 42-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. WR Jahmal Edrine put forth a good effort for the losing side as he caught six passes for one TD and 109 yards.
WKU is the favorite in this one, with an expected 7.5-point margin of victory. Those burned by picking them against the spread last week might want to keep in mind that the team has not yet dropped back-to-back games against the spread this season.
The Hilltoppers were completely in charge when the two teams previously met in November of last year, breezing past the Owls 52-17 at home. The rematch might be a little tougher for WKU since the squad won't have home-field advantage. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
