East Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech odds, tips and betting trends
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The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (1-3) are 6.5-point underdogs against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3-1) at Hooper Eblen Arena on Sunday, November 20, 2022. The game begins at 4:00 PM ET. The over/under is set at 147 in the matchup. In this preview, we analyze the East Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech odds and lines ahead of this contest.
East Tennessee State won 11 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover or pushing 19 times. Tennessee Tech went 16-13-1 ATS last season.
As college basketball play continues, prepare for the outing with what you need to know ahead of Sunday’s game.
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Spread: East Tennessee State -6.5
Total: 147
Moneyline: East Tennessee State -301, Tennessee Tech +243
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Prediction
East Tennessee State 77, Tennessee Tech 74
Moneyline
East Tennessee State finished 7-7 in games it was listed as the moneyline favorite last season (winning 50% of those games).
The Buccaneers went 2-2 last year (winning 50% of their games) when playing as a moneyline favorite of -301 or shorter.
Based on this game’s moneyline, East Tennessee State’s implied win probability is 75.1%.
Tennessee Tech won two, or 12.5%, of the 16 games it played as underdogs last season.
Last season, the Golden Eagles were at least a +243 underdog on the moneyline 11 times, losing each of those contests.
The moneyline for this contest implies a 29.2% chance of a victory for Tennessee Tech.
Against the spread
Last year, the 72.1 points per game the Buccaneers put up were only 1.6 fewer points than the Golden Eagles gave up (73.7).
When East Tennessee State put up more than 73.7 points last season, it went 6-5 against the spread and 10-4 overall.
Tennessee Tech went 5-6 against the spread and 6-7 overall last season when giving up fewer than 72.1 points.
The Golden Eagles’ 72.8 points per game last year were only 0.2 fewer points than the 73.0 the Buccaneers allowed to opponents.
Tennessee Tech went 8-0-1 against the spread and 8-3 overall when it scored more than 73.0 points last season.
East Tennessee State went 6-5-1 against the spread and 9-6 overall last season when it allowed fewer than 72.8 points.
The Buccaneers had a negative point differential on the season (-30 total points, -0.9 per game), as did the Golden Eagles (-29 total points, -0.9 per game).
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Over/Under
The Buccaneers’ average implied point total last season was 3.0 fewer points than their implied total in Sunday’s game (74.0 implied points on average compared to 77 implied points in this game).
Last year, East Tennessee State put up more than 77 points in 10 games.
The Golden Eagles’ average implied point total last season (74.9 points) is 4.9 points higher than their implied total in this matchup (70 points).
Tennessee Tech scored more than 70 points one time last year.
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