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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

Western Kentucky · #119 · CUSA · 0–0Missouri St. · #263 · CUSA · 0–0Sat, Feb 20 · 3:00 PM ETGreat Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO
Model line
Western Kentucky −1.8
Win probability
Western Kentucky 58%
Projected tempo
70.8
possessions
Site
Missouri St. home
58%Win probability42%

The model makes Western Kentucky a 1.8-point favorite, winning about 58 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

Western Kentucky offense vs Missouri St. defense

Western Kentucky OStatMissouri St. D
70.9#59Tempo#28366.3
47.5#329eFG%#21152.0
14.5#44TOV%#16016.9
31.8#134ORB%#26132.1
41.2#45FT rate#30440.2
11.9#338Block%#2288.5
51.2#213Assist%#10749.8
45.8#3502P%#21452.3
33.4#2043P%#21334.4
75.7#62FT%—
39.4#1843PA rate#29535.8

Missouri St. offense vs Western Kentucky defense

Missouri St. OStatWestern Kentucky D
66.3#283Tempo#5970.9
51.1#190eFG%#17451.2
16.7#176TOV%#13717.2
32.0#124ORB%#13529.5
43.8#12FT rate#35746.8
13.6#360Block%#3156.9
56.6#76Assist%#30757.6
52.2#1642P%#14551.0
33.0#2293P%#20634.3
67.3#340FT%—
41.3#1433PA rate#9042.3

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

Western Kentucky

Thu, Mar 12NKennesaw St.146L 87–96
Sat, Mar 7AFIU187L 67–92
Thu, Mar 5AMissouri St.263L 74–87
Sat, Feb 28HUTEP169W 97–65
Thu, Feb 26HNew Mexico St.140W 93–70

Missouri St.

Fri, Mar 13NLouisiana Tech282L 66–69
Wed, Mar 11NLiberty149W 77–69
Tue, Mar 10NFIU187W 75–72
Sat, Mar 7HMiddle Tennessee160L 63–75
Thu, Mar 5HWestern Kentucky119W 87–74