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Perhaps no team in college football has been hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than the Charlotte 49ers and on Sunday they'll make one more attempt to get in a game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Charlotte has had six games cancelled or postponed already and this game was originally scheduled for Nov. 28 before being postponed to Dec. 1 and then again to Dec. 6. But now they're set to kick-off at noon ET on Sunday at Jerry Richardson Stadium.

The 49ers enter the game at 2-3 and are 3-2 against the spread, while the Hilltoppers are 4-6 on the season with a 2-7 mark against the number. Charlotte is the two-point favorite at home with the over-under for total points set at 46 in the latest Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky odds from William Hill Sportsbook. Before you make any Western Kentucky vs. Charlotte picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past four-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of over $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It is also a sizzling 49-25 on all top-rated picks through 13 weeks of the 2020 college football season, returning almost $1,300 in profit already. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Charlotte vs. WKU. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football odds for WKU vs. Charlotte:

  • Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky spread: Charlotte -2
  • Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky over-under: 46 points
  • Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky money line: Charlotte -125, Western Kentucky 105

What you need to know about Charlotte

Second-year head coach Will Healy took the 49ers to the program's first ever bowl game last season and had designs on repeating that feat in 2020 before the pandemic hit. Now they'll look to play their first game in over a month since losing to Duke on Oct. 31 but they're hoping the tough early schedule they played will help them on Sunday against a Western Kentucky offense that just can't move the football.

The Hilltoppers average just 4.4 yards per play and 277.2 yards per game and Charlotte's defense has been pretty solid against the pass. The 49ers allow just 7.4 yards per pass attempt and opponents complete just 55.8 percent against them. Tyler Murray plays rover in Charlotte's 4-2-5 scheme and he has two interceptions and a fumble recovery in five games to go along with 40 tackles. He could pose a serious matchup problem for a WKU offense that hasn't produced more than 334 yards in a game yet.

What you need to know about Western Kentucky

WKU got off to a slow 2-6 start this season, but at least some of that can be attributed to strength of schedule. WKU played Louisville, Liberty, Marshall and BYU during that stretch. Since then, the Hilltoppers have won two straight, knocking off Southern Mississippi 10-7 and FIU 38-21.

Tyrrell Pigrome has completed 57.4 percent of his passes for 1,205 yards. And while that accuracy isn't incredibly impressive, he's done a great job taking care of the ball -- throwing eight touchdowns and no interceptions. Running back Gaej Walker (116-516-2) paces the ground game. The Hilltoppers have played better on defense recently. WKU has given up 21 or fewer points in four of its last five games, with the exception coming in a 41-10 loss to an explosive BYU squad. 

How to make Western Kentucky vs. Charlotte picks

The model has simulated Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky 10,000 times and the results are in. It is leaning under on the total, and it also says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Charlotte vs. Western Kentucky? And which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college football picks.