Venue & Kickoff
Location: Glass Bowl, Toledo, Ohio
Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+
Capacity: 26,248
Weather Forecast
Conditions: Clear skies, mild evening
Temperature: ~76°F at kickoff
Wind: SW at 5–7 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage
Injury Report
Toledo
No major injuries reported after Week 1 loss to Kentucky
Western Kentucky
No significant injuries reported after Week 1 win over North Alabama
Team Records & Recent Form
Toledo: Competitive vs. SEC opponent; QB Tucker Gleason threw for 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; defense allowed just 85 pass yds but gave up 220 rush yds.
WKU: Averaging 48.0 PPG through two games; QB Maverick McIvor has 706 pass yds, 8 TD, 0 INT.
Key Player Matchups
QB Tucker Gleason (TOL) vs. WKU Secondary
Gleason: 23/40, 270 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 rush TD
WKU allowing 157 pass yds/game
WR Junior Vandeross III (TOL) vs. CB Jaylen Lewis (WKU)
Vandeross: 7 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
Lewis: 1 INT in 2025
QB Maverick McIvor (WKU) vs. Toledo Pass Defense
McIvor: 69.5% comp., 706 yds, 8 TD, 0 INT
Toledo allowing just 85 pass yds/game (15th in FBS)
WR KD Hutchinson (WKU) vs. CB Nasir Bowers (TOL)
Hutchinson: 9 rec, 147 yds, 3 TD
Bowers: 1 INT in opener
Series History
All-Time: WKU leads 1–0
Last Meeting: WKU 26–21 (Sept. 21, 2024, Bowling Green, KY)
Betting Trends
Toledo: 1–0 ATS in 2025; UNDER in last 4 of 5 games
WKU: 2–0 ATS in 2025; OVER in both games this season
Toledo 14–2 SU in last 16 home games
WKU averaging 534.5 total yds/game (4th in FBS passing)
Game Odds
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 57.5
Toledo Rockets – 7.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025
