McKnight and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers take on conference foe UAB

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (9-6, 1-3 C-USA) at UAB Blazers (12-4, 3-2 C-USA)

Birmingham, Alabama; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: UAB -10.5; over/under is 151

BOTTOM LINE: Dayvion McKnight and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers visit Jordan Walker and the UAB Blazers on Wednesday.

The Blazers are 10-0 in home games. UAB is third in C-USA with 26.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Trey Jemison averaging 5.0.

The Hilltoppers are 1-3 against C-USA opponents. Western Kentucky scores 74.1 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game.

The Blazers and Hilltoppers meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Walker is shooting 41.4% and averaging 23.5 points for the Blazers. Ledarrius Brewer is averaging 1.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for UAB.

McKnight is scoring 17.0 points per game with 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists for the Hilltoppers. Emmanuel Akot is averaging 11.9 points over the last 10 games for Western Kentucky.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blazers: 7-3, averaging 82.0 points, 37.8 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.2 points per game.

Hilltoppers: 5-5, averaging 71.9 points, 31.2 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.1 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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