Evansville Purple Aces to face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Saturday

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (4-3) at Evansville Purple Aces (3-5, 0-1 MVC)

Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hilltoppers -5.5; over/under is 152

BOTTOM LINE: Western Kentucky travels to Evansville for a Division 1 Division matchup Saturday.

The Purple Aces are 3-1 on their home court. Evansville has a 0-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Hilltoppers are 0-2 on the road. Western Kentucky averages 80.4 points and has outscored opponents by 4.3 points per game.

Evansville’s average of 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky has shot at a 43.7% rate from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points below the 44.3% shooting opponents of Evansville have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Cameron Haffner averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Purple Aces, scoring 15.1 points while shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc.

Babacar Faye is averaging 15 points and 7.3 rebounds for the Hilltoppers.

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