Free College Football Picks For Today, Wednesday 10-16-2024
Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston St College Football Betting Pick Prediction 10/16/2024
Western Kentucky at Sam Houston St 7PM ET—Western Kentucky improved to 4-2 following their 44-17 home win to UTEP. The Hilltoppers gained 482 yards with 218 rushing for 5.2 yards a carry. On defense they held the Miners to 330 yards with 152 rushing for 3.7 yards a carry. Caden Veltkamp hit 18 of 27 for 264 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. He rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. Sam Houston St is 5-1 with their 41-21 road win at UTEP. The Bearkats put up 517 yards with 293 rushing for 5.7 yards a carry. Defensively they allowed 323 yards to the Miners with 119 rushing for 3.5 yards per run. Hunter Watson went 19 of 29 for 224 yards and two touchdowns.
The Pick:
WKU has struggled running the football with 3.6 yards per run but threw for 279 yards with 68% completions and 7.9 yards per pass attempt. On defense they hold opponents to 4.3 yards a carry but 8.5 yards per pass attempt. Sam Houston St is a good running team that averages 229 yards a game with 4.8 yards per run. They are not accurate in the passing game but average 6.9 yards per pass attempt. Defensively they hold opponents to 4.2 yards per run with 6.3 yards per pass attempt. Sam Houston St has won all three at home including a come from behind win to Texas St. Western Kentucky has played the more difficult schedule with road games at Alabama and Boston College. The Hilltoppers numbers have been good against the conference. WKU is 6-3 to the spread as a road underdog. Play Western Kentucky +2.5.
FIU vs. UTEP College Football Betting Pick Prediction 10/16/2024
FIU at UTEP 9PM ET—FIU fell to 2-4 following their 31-24 road defeat at Liberty. The Golden Panthers put up 344 yards with 99 rushing for 2.9 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 406 yards to the Flames with 281 rushing for 5.6 yards per run. Keyone Jenkins completed 19 of 29 for 245 yards and an interception. He had a rushing touchdown. UTEP drops to 0-6 with their 44-17 road defeat to Western Kentucky. The Miners posted 340 yards with 152 rushing for 3.7 yards a carry. On defense they allowed 482 yards to the Hilltoppers with 264 passing on 27 attempts. Cade McConnell was 3 of 7 for 96 yards with a touchdown and interception and exited the game with injury. He is listed as questionable. Skyler Locklear went 11 of 17 for 82 yards. He rushed for 23 yards.
The Pick:
FIU rushes for 3.4 yards a carry and does an average of 7.8 yards per pass attempt. The Panthers allow 202 yards rushing for 4.9 yards a carry with 6.2 yards per pass attempt. UTEP rushes for 3.1 yards a carry but averages 6.9 yards per pass attempt. Defensively they surrender 5.2 yards per run with 67% completion rate for 8.2 yards per pass attempt. FIU’s numbers have been poor defensively on the road. They have an 18 point loss at FAU. UTEP is 2-1 to the spread against teams that rush for under 120 yards per game. Play UTEP +7.