Western Kentucky vs Appalachian State Game Matchup

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs Appalachian State Mountaineers

Saturday, December 18th 2021 (11:00 AM EST)
Appalachian State -3 (67.0) (130)
Western Kentucky 59 - Appalachian State: 38 (RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl)

Hilltoppers (9 - 5) (10 - 4 - 0)
Western Kentucky's Avg Score : 44 - 29
SP+ Rating: 13.3 (#24)
Team Rating: 524.97 (#Team not found for the given year.)

Bowl Game Opt Outs
Projected Pts: WKU: 33 - APP: 32 (65)
Appalachian State win prob: 56%
Appalachian State cover prob: 47%
STV Line: -0
SP+ Line: Western Kentucky -3

Mountaineers (10 - 4) (8 - 6 - 0)
Appalachian State's Avg Score : 35 - 22
SP+ Rating: 10.3 (#35)
Team Rating: 450.04 (#Team not found for the given year.)

Game Info
Schedules
Bowl History
Players
Stats Matchup
Run Stats
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Power Ratings
Scoring | Records
Previous Matchups

Western Kentucky's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 9/2	Western Kentucky vs UT Martin	-24.0	58.5	W 59 - 21
Sat 9/11	Western Kentucky at Army	+6.0	52.0	L 35 - 38
BYE WEEK
Sat 9/25	Western Kentucky vs Indiana	+9.5	62.5	L 31 - 33
Sat 10/2	Western Kentucky at Michigan State	+10.5	66.5	L 31 - 48
Sat 10/9	Western Kentucky vs UT San Antonio	-3.5	71.0	L 46 - 52
Sat 10/16	Western Kentucky at Old Dominion	-13.5	66.5	W 43 - 20
Sat 10/23	Western Kentucky at Florida International	-16.5	78.0	W 34 - 19
Sat 10/30	Western Kentucky vs Charlotte	-19.5	71.5	W 45 - 13
Sat 11/6	Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee	-17.5	66.5	W 48 - 21
Sat 11/13	Western Kentucky at Rice	-19.0	61.0	W 42 - 21
Sat 11/20	Western Kentucky vs Florida Atlantic	-11.5	64.0	W 52 - 17
Sat 11/27	Western Kentucky at Marshall	-1.0	75.5	W 53 - 21
Fri 12/3	Western Kentucky at UT San Antonio	-3.0	74.5	L 41 - 49
Sat 12/18	Western Kentucky vs Appalachian State	+3.0	67.0	W 59 - 38

Appalachian State's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 9/2	Appalachian State vs East Carolina	-9.0	55.5	W 33 - 19
Sat 9/11	Appalachian State at Miami	+7.5	55.0	L 23 - 25
Sat 9/18	Appalachian State vs Elon	-35.5	52.5	W 44 - 10
Thu 9/23	Appalachian State vs Marshall	-7.0	59.0	W 31 - 30
Sat 10/2	Appalachian State at Georgia State	-10.5	54.5	W 45 - 16
BYE WEEK
Tue 10/12	Appalachian State at Louisiana	-4.5	57.5	L 13 - 41
Wed 10/20	Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina	+4.5	61.0	W 30 - 27
Sat 10/30	Appalachian State vs Louisiana Monroe	-26.5	57.5	W 59 - 28
Sat 11/6	Appalachian State at Arkansas State	-21.5	67.5	W 48 - 14
Sat 11/13	Appalachian State vs South Alabama	-21.5	51.5	W 31 - 7
Sat 11/20	Appalachian State at Troy	-10.0	51.0	W 45 - 7
Sat 11/27	Appalachian State vs Georgia Southern	-24.5	55.0	W 27 - 3
Sat 12/4	Appalachian State at Louisiana	-2.5	52.5	L 16 - 24
Sat 12/18	Appalachian State vs Western Kentucky	-3.0	67.0	L 38 - 59

WKU's OC vs APP's DC APP's OC vs WKU's DC

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
WKU Offense	14	44.2	39.9	52.2%	4.73	0	0	0	0	0	0	28%	72%	50%	53%	15%	.39
APP Defense	14	22.1	17.7	37.1%	3.24	0	-	-	-	-	-	44%	56%	37%	37%	21%	.1

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
APP Offense	14	34.5	36.4	44.9%	4.39	0	0	0	0	0	0	54%	46%	43%	47%	15%	.28
WKU Defense	14	29.4	30.9	45.4%	4.05	0	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	46%	44%	18%	.23

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
WKU Offense	14	28%	50%	0	0	0	0	.14	3.22	68%	7%	0.8
APP Defense	14	44%	37%	-	-	-	-	.08	2.46	69%	14%	1.18

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
APP Offense	14	54%	43%	0	0	0	0	.16	3.19	70%	9%	0.98
WKU Defense	14	52%	46%	-	-	-	-	.18	3.21	75%	10%	0.92

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
WKU Offense	14	72%	53%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	1.5	27%	44%	.7	9%	2.2
APP Defense	14	56%	37%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.12	1.6	35%	27%	.17	7%	2.2

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
APP Offense	14	46%	47%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	1.8	30%	29%	.33	6%	2.2
WKU Defense	14	47%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	.3	1.6	28%	30%	.26	8%	2.1

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
Western Kentucky	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31.3
Appalachian State	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30.7

Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
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Western Kentucky's SP+ Ratings
Western Kentucky's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.3 (#24)
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 40.5 (#5)
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.8 (#90)

Conference USA's Avg 2021 SP+ Rating: -5.3
Conference USA's Avg 2021 SP+ Offense Rating: 25.6
Conference USA's Avg 2021 SP+ Defense Rating: 30.3

Western Kentucky's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.5 (#72)
Western Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 (#65)
Western Kentucky's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.3 (#24)

Western Kentucky's 2021 Expected Record: -

Power Ratings Matchup
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SP+ Ratings Matchup
Western Kentucky: 13.3   Appalachian State: 10.3

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Team Ratings Matchup
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Appalachian State's Power Ratings
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Appalachian State's SP+ Ratings
Appalachian State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.3 (#35)
Appalachian State's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.0 (#49)
Appalachian State's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.5 (#41)

Sun Belt's Avg 2021 SP+ Rating: -4.9
Sun Belt's Avg 2021 SP+ Offense Rating: 24.7
Sun Belt's Avg 2021 SP+ Defense Rating: 29.8

Appalachian State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 3.0 (#55)
Appalachian State's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 (#65)
Appalachian State's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.3 (#35)

Appalachian State's 2021 Expected Record: -

Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 44.2 PPG
Offense on Road: 39.9
Defense: 29.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 30.9

Western Kentucky's 2021 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 10 - 4 - 0
Record on Road: 5 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0

Western Kentucky Roster Talent
2021 Talent Rating: 524.97
2023 Talent Rating:
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2021 Talent Rating: 524.97

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 270.39
Average Power Five Talent: 713.28
Average FBS Talent: 553.02

Projected Score
Western Kentucky 33.2
Appalachian State 32

Projected Total Points: 65

Based on Entire Season
Western Kentucky
Appalachian State

Total Points:

Appalachian State Scoring
Offense: 34.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.4
Defense: 22.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 17.7

Appalachian State's 2021 Record
Record: 10 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Appalachian State Roster Talent
2021 Talent Rating: 450.04
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2021 Talent Rating: 450.04

Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Sun Belt Talent Rating is 401.05
Average Power Five Talent: 713.28
Average FBS Talent: 553.02

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2021	12/18	Appalachian State	38	Western Kentucky	59	Western Kentucky	Appalachian State -3	Western Kentucky	67.0	Over

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Appalachian State	0	0	1 Overs
Western Kentucky	1	1	0 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	1 - 0	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

Western Kentucky Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Raton Bowl	Western Kentucky vs Appalachian State	+3.0	67.0	W 59 - 38
2020	Lendingtree Bowl	Western Kentucky vs Georgia State	+3.5	50.5	L 21 - 39
2019	Responder Bowl	Western Kentucky vs Western Michigan	-3.0	56.0	W 23 - 20
2017	Cure Bowl	Western Kentucky vs Georgia State	+5.0	54.5	L 17 - 27
2016	Raton Bowl	Western Kentucky vs Memphis	-6.5	79.0	W 51 - 31
2015	Beach Bowl	Western Kentucky vs South Florida	-3.0		W 45 - 35

Appalachian State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2021	Raton Bowl	Appalachian State vs Western Kentucky	-3.0	67.0	L 38 - 59
2020	Beach Bowl	Appalachian State vs North Texas	-21.5	67.5	W 56 - 28
2019	Orleans Bowl	Appalachian State vs UAB	-17.5	48.0	W 31 - 17
2018	Orleans Bowl	Appalachian State vs Middle Tennessee	-6.5	48.0	W 45 - 13
2017	General Bowl	Appalachian State vs Toledo	+6.0	61.5	W 34 - 0
2016	Camellia Bowl	Appalachian State vs Toledo	+2.5	60.0	W 31 - 28
2015	Camellia Bowl	Appalachian State vs Ohio	-9.5		W 31 - 29

(#Team not found for the given year.) Western Kentucky Info
Western Kentucky has played in 7 Bowls in the last 5 years (5 - 2)
Western Kentucky has played in 10 Bowls since 2000 (7 - 3)

Western Kentucky is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 42 - 26

Western Kentucky Deficiencies
Western Kentucky has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate

Rematch from Week 1
Appalachian State -3.0 (67.0)
Western Kentucky won at Appalachian State this year (59-38)

Previous Matchups
Western Kentucky beat Appalachian State in 2021 (59-38)

Weather Forecast
Playing in FAU Stadium
Conditions:
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Depth Charts
Western Kentucky | Appalachian State

(#Team not found for the given year.) Appalachian State Info
Appalachian State has played in 7 Bowls in the last 5 years (6 - 1)
Appalachian State has played in 8 Bowls since 2000 (7 - 1)

Appalachian State is 3 - 1 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 37 - 28

Appalachian State Deficiencies
Appalachian State has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate

Western Kentucky's Head Coach

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Bailey Zappe	475	686	69%	5967	62	11	8.7
Chance McDonald	1	5	20%	13	0	1	2.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Noah Whittington	101	617	2	6.1	86
Adam Cofield	81	373	4	4.6	20
Kye Robichaux	67	332	3	5.0	28
Jakairi Moses	27	142	1	5.3	15

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jerreth Sterns	150	1902	17	12.7	74
Mitchell Tinsley	87	1402	14	16.1	75
Daewood Davis	43	763	8	17.7	73
Malachi Corley	73	691	7	9.5	45

Appalachian State's Head Coach

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Chase Brice	242	390	62%	3337	27	11	8.6
Jacob Huesman	12	21	57%	116	1	1	5.5

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Nate Noel	199	1128	4	5.7	47
Camerun Peoples	166	926	14	5.6	45
Anderson Castle	47	236	3	5.0	22
Daetrich Harrington	46	196	1	4.3	15

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Corey Xavier Sutton	61	904	7	14.8	79
Thomas Hennigan	60	823	6	13.7	68
Malik Williams	52	819	7	15.8	56
Christian Wells	12	243	2	20.3	80