UTEP vs. Western Kentucky: Live updates, score, results, highlights, for Saturday's NCAA Football game

Live scores, highlights and updates from the UTEP vs. Western Kentucky football game

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will head out on the road to face off against the UTEP Miners at 9:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Sun Bowl. Despite being away, Western Kentucky is looking at a nine-point advantage in the spread.

Western Kentucky might have drawn first blood against Liberty on Tuesday, but it was Liberty who got the last laugh. Western Kentucky took a 42-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty. It was the first time this season that Western Kentucky let down their fans at home.

Austin Reed put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 365 yards and four touchdowns. Malachi Corley also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday UTEP sidestepped Sam Houston for a 37-34 win. UTEP was down 27-13 with 6:25 left in the third quarter but they still came back for the handy three-point victory.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead UTEP to victory, but perhaps none more so than Deion Hankins, who rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelly Akharaiyi, who picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Liberty's win bumped their season record to 8-0 while Western Kentucky's defeat dropped theirs to 4-4.

UTEP is hoping to beat the odds on Saturday, as the experts think they're headed for a loss. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a three-game streak of failing to cover when playing at home.