Florida International at Western Kentucky

Florida International at Western Kentucky - 2022 Matchup Preview

Florida International Golden Panthers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Saturday, September 24th 2022 (3:30 PM EDT)
Western Kentucky -31 (65.0)
Western Kentucky 73 - Florida International: 0 (Conference USA)

Golden Panthers (4 - 8) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach Mike MacIntyre (0 - 0)
Avg Score : 29 - 30 (22 - 30 on Road)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Wind: 12.7 MPH
FIU coming off BYE
Our Line: -16 (SP+ WKU -27)
Projected Score: FIU: 23 - WKU: 31 (54)
WKU Win prob: 97% | Cover: 52%
FIU Travel: 855 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Hilltoppers (9 - 5) (9 - 5 - 0)
Coach Tyson Helton (23 - 16)
Avg Score : 30 - 23 (35 - 19 @ Home)
'22 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
FIU Players
WKU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Florida International's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/1	Florida International vs Bryant	-10.5	58.5	W 38 - 37	O	N
Sat 9/10	Florida International at Texas State	+13.5	62.5	L 12 - 41	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/24	Florida International at Western Kentucky	+31.0	65.0	L 0 - 73	O	N
Sat 10/1	Florida International at New Mexico State	+15.0	54.0	W 21 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Florida International vs UConn	+5.5	46.5	L 12 - 33	U	N
Fri 10/14	Florida International vs UTSA	+33.0	64.0	L 10 - 30	U	Y
Sat 10/22	Florida International at Charlotte	+14.0	63.5	W 34 - 15	U	Y
Fri 10/28	Florida International vs Louisiana Tech	+6.5	57.0	W 42 - 34	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Florida International at North Texas	+21.0	63.5	L 14 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/12	Florida International vs Florida Atlantic	+15.0	54.5	L 7 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/19	Florida International at UTEP	+14.0	50.0	L 6 - 40	U	N
Sat 11/26	Florida International vs Middle Tennessee	+19.5	54.5	L 28 - 33	O	Y

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Predictions for Florida International's Schedule

Western Kentucky's 2022 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/27	Western Kentucky vs Austin Peay	-32.5	72.0	W 38 - 27	U	N
Sat 9/3	Western Kentucky at Hawai'i	-16.5	67.5	W 49 - 17	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/17	Western Kentucky at Indiana	+7.0	61.0	L 30 - 33	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Western Kentucky vs Florida International	-31.0	65.0	W 73 - 0	O	Y
Sat 10/1	Western Kentucky vs Troy	-5.0	55.0	L 27 - 34	O	N
Sat 10/8	Western Kentucky at UTSA	+6.5	72.5	L 28 - 31	U	Y
Sat 10/15	Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee	-7.5	67.5	W 35 - 17	U	Y
Fri 10/21	Western Kentucky vs UAB	-1.5	60.5	W 20 - 17	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Western Kentucky vs North Texas	-10.0	70.0	L 13 - 40	U	N
Sat 11/5	Western Kentucky at Charlotte	-14.5	72.5	W 59 - 7	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Western Kentucky vs Rice	-13.5	61.0	W 45 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/19	Western Kentucky at Auburn	+5.0	54.0	L 17 - 41	O	N
Sat 11/26	Western Kentucky at Florida Atlantic	-7.5	62.5	W 32 - 31	O	N
Wed 12/21	Western Kentucky vs South Alabama	+4.0	58.0	W 44 - 23	O	Y

Important Stats (2021)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FIU	.14	36%	28.5	39%	2.95	102	34%	265	2.36	.39	50%	30	50%	51%	4.73	52.2	1.8	0.9
WKU	.39	52%	29.5	50%	3.22	103	53%	434	4.73	.23	45%	22.8	46%	44%	4.05	54.1	1.4	2.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
FIU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
WKU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2021

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FIU Offense	12	28.5	22.4	36.1%	2.36	1.8	16	367	102	265	3.3	44%	55%	39%	34%	26%	.14
WKU Defense	14	22.8	18.8	45.4%	4.05	2.4	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	46%	44%	18%	.23

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
FIU Defense	12	30	29.8	50.4%	4.73	0.9	-	-	-	-	-	54%	46%	50%	51%	15%	.39
WKU Offense	14	29.5	35	52.2%	4.73	1.4	28	536	103	434	4.1	28%	72%	50%	53%	15%	.39

Additional Stats 2021

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Florida International	12	26:53	16.2	33%	43%	5.9	52.2	1.8	0.9	4.6	1.2	1	27.2
Western Kentucky	14	27:40	27.5	47%	50%	6.8	54.1	1.4	2.4	5.9	2.6	4	31.3

Run Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FIU Offense	12	44%	39%	30.9	102.1	3.3	11	.01	2.95	67%	15%	0.73
WKU Defense	14	52%	46%	-	-	-	-	.18	3.21	75%	10%	0.92

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
FIU Defense	12	54%	50%	-	-	-	-	.33	3.58	77%	10%	1.01
WKU Offense	14	28%	50%	24.9	102.5	4.1	13	.14	3.22	68%	7%	0.8

Pass Game Stats (2022)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FIU Offense	12	55%	34%	16.8	31.6	265.2	8.4	15.8	20	12	.27	2.2	34%	28%	.3	12%	2.3
WKU Defense	14	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	.3	1.6	28%	30%	.26	8%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
FIU Defense	12	46%	51%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.48	1.5	28%	33%	.42	5%	2
WKU Offense	14	72%	53%	34.3	49.8	433.7	8.7	12.7	63	12	.49	1.5	27%	44%	.7	9%	2.2

Florida International's Power Ratings
Florida International's Power Rating: NR
Florida International's Offense Rating: NR
Florida International's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #92
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Florida International's 2022 Expected Record: -
Florida International's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -25.5 #131
Florida International's Offense SP+ Rating: 18.4 #104
Florida International's Defense SP+ Rating: 42.3 #129

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Florida International: Western Kentucky: 3.35

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Florida International: -25.5 Western Kentucky: 1.7

Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
Western Kentucky's Power Rating: 3.35 NR
Western Kentucky's Offense Rating: NR
Western Kentucky's Defense Rating: NR
2022 Talent Rating: #81
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Western Kentucky's 2022 Expected Record: -
Western Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 #65
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 31.3 #52
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 30.1 #84

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Florida International Scoring
Offense: 28.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 22.4
Defense: 30 PPG
Defense on Road: 29.8

Florida International's 2022 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0

Projected Score
Western Kentucky 31
Florida International 23

Projected Total Points: 54

Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 29.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 35
Defense: 22.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 18.8

Western Kentucky's 2022 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 9 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	10/14	Western Kentucky	6	Florida International	25	Western Kentucky -9.5	Florida International	55.5	Under
2023	11/25	Florida International	28	Western Kentucky	41	Western Kentucky -11.5	Western Kentucky	54.0	Over
2022	09/24	Western Kentucky	73	Florida International	0	Western Kentucky -31	Western Kentucky	65.0	Over
2021	10/23	Florida International	19	Western Kentucky	34	Western Kentucky -16.5	Florida International	78.0	Under
2020	11/21	Western Kentucky	38	Florida International	21	Western Kentucky -6.5	Western Kentucky	41.5	Over
2019	09/07	Florida International	14	Western Kentucky	20	Florida International -9	Western Kentucky	57.0	Under
2018	10/27	Western Kentucky	17	Florida International	38	Florida International -3	Florida International	54.0	Over
2017	11/24	Florida International	41	Western Kentucky	17	Western Kentucky -3	Florida International	56.5	Over
2016	11/05	Western Kentucky	49	Florida International	21	Western Kentucky -25	Western Kentucky	65.5	Over
2015	11/21	Florida International	7	Western Kentucky	63	Western Kentucky -14	Western Kentucky	65.5	Over
2012	10/27	Florida International	6	Western Kentucky	14
2011	11/05	Western Kentucky	10	Florida International	9
2010	10/09	Florida International	28	Western Kentucky	21
2009	10/10	Western Kentucky	20	Florida International	37
2008	12/06	Florida International	27	Western Kentucky	3
2005	11/19	Florida International	38	Western Kentucky	35

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Western Kentucky	9	6	7 Overs
Florida International	7	4	3 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	8 - 8	5 - 5	3 - 2	2 - 3
Road Teams	8 - 8	5 - 5	3 - 2	2 - 3

(#) FIU at (#) WKU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	FIU	WKU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#131	#65
Perf GradeGrade	#125	#59
OffenseOff	#134	#49
DefenseDef	#69	#83
Spec TeamsST	#122	#43
TalentTal	#92	#81
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Florida International Injury Report

Western Kentucky Injury Report

Florida International on Offense


CategoryCat	FIU Off	WKU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#134	#83
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#104	#84
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Florida International Run Game


CategoryCat	FIU Off	WKU Def
Run GameRun	#106	#83
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#135	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#108

Florida International Pass Game


CategoryCat	FIU Off	WKU Def
Pass GamePass	#106	#58
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#130	#74
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Western Kentucky on Offense


CategoryCat	WKU Off	FIU Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#49	#69
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#52	#129
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Western Kentucky Run Game


CategoryCat	WKU Off	FIU Def
Run GameRun	#78	#79
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#83	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#114

Western Kentucky Pass Game


CategoryCat	WKU Off	FIU Def
Pass GamePass	#33	#88
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#8	#29
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
WKU 5 Year Profile: Consistent Top G5
'22 Profile: Remains Top G5

FIU 5 Year Profile: Declining Below Avg G5
'22 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 83° - Wind: 13 mph

Rematch from Week 4
Western Kentucky -31.0 (65.0)
Western Kentucky won vs Florida International this year (73-0)

Previous Matchups
Florida International beat Western Kentucky last year (25-6)
Western Kentucky beat Florida International in 2023 (41-28)

FIU's OC David Yost (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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FIU's DC Jovan Dewitt (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

WKU's OC Ben Arbuckle (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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WKU's DC Tyson Summers (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD