Written by Matt Smith

The Indiana Hoosiers will travel south this Saturday to take on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at 8pm est on CBS Sports Network. Indiana comes in with a 1-2 record while the Hilltoppers come in with a record of 1-1. Both teams need a win before conference play begins next weekend.

Indiana Favored by 9
- IU is 1-2 against the spread this season
- Hilltoppers are 1-1 against the spread
- Over/under is set at 62.5
Western Kentucky Offense
- Averages 47 points per game
- Also averages over 500 yards of offense
- IU’s defense allows 28.7 points per game
- Hilltoppers offense is high tempo with a veteran quarterback
Indiana is 3-0 in the series
- Teams have played three times since 2008
- IU has won every meeting
- Largest victory was 31-13 in 2008
Turnovers
- IU has turned the ball over 7 times this season
- WKU only has 2 turnovers
- IU defense has six takeaways
- WKU defense has 3 takeaways
High Scoring Game?
- WKU quarterback Bailey Zappe has 859 passing yards in 2 games
- Zappe also has 10 touchdown passes
- Jerreth Sterns has 278 yards receiving
- Passing yards average is first in the country
- Their Average PPG is ranked sixth in the country
Indiana Bounce Back Game
- Hoosiers have lost two games to ranked teams
- Started the season in the top 25
- Needs to get the offense right before big ten play
- Penix has thrown six interceptions
- Offense needs to get back into a rhythm
- Micah McFadden back after targeting call
Hoosiers need to start Fast
- Hoosiers offense will need to keep up with the Hilltoppers
- Hoosiers average almost 20 points less than WKU
- Establish a run game in order to keep WKU offense off the field for a long time
- Give the defense some rest time.

The Huddle

Inside the Numbers Indiana Hoosiers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

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