Friday’s game between the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-0) and Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-0) squaring off at Freedom Hall Civic Center has a projected final score of 76-71 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of East Tennessee State, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will start at 7:00 PM ET on November 8.

Based on our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky should cover the spread, which is listed at 9.5. The two sides are projected to fall short of the 149.5 total.

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East Tennessee State vs. Eastern Kentucky Game Info & Odds

• Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
• Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Johnson City, Tennessee
• Venue: Freedom Hall Civic Center
• Line: East Tennessee State -9.5
• Point total: 149.5
• Moneyline (to win): East Tennessee State -649, Eastern Kentucky +440

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East Tennessee State vs. Eastern Kentucky Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  East Tennessee State 76, Eastern Kentucky 71

Spread & Total Prediction for East Tennessee State vs. Eastern Kentucky

• Pick ATS: Eastern Kentucky (+9.5)
• Pick OU: Under (149.5)

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East Tennessee State Performance Insights

• East Tennessee State put up 71.5 points per game and allowed 69.6 last season, ranking them 238th in the nation on offense and 100th defensively.
• At 35.3 rebounds per game and 32.3 rebounds allowed, the Buccaneers were 45th and 222nd in the country, respectively, last season.
• With 11.4 assists per game last season, East Tennessee State was 307th in college basketball.
• Last season, the Buccaneers were 137th in college basketball in 3-point makes (7.8 per game) and 319th in 3-point percentage (31.1%).
• Giving up 7 3-pointers per game and conceding 32.7% from beyond the arc last season, East Tennessee State was 133rd and 120th in college basketball, respectively, in those categories.
• The Buccaneers attempted 41.1% percent of their shots from behind the 3-point line last season, and 31.4% of their made baskets are from there. Inside the 3-point line, they took 58.9% of their shots, with 68.6% of their makes coming from there.

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• Eastern Kentucky posted 80.8 points per game (28th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 76.5 points per contest (304th-ranked).
• The Colonels ranked 17th-best in college basketball by grabbing 36.5 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, they ranked 233rd in college basketball (32.5 allowed per contest).
• Eastern Kentucky ranked 87th in the nation with 14.6 dimes per contest.
• Last year the Colonels committed 10.8 turnovers per game (133rd-ranked in college basketball) and forced 10.8 turnovers per contest (228th-ranked).
• With 7.8 threes per game, the Colonels ranked 137th in the nation. They had a 35.8% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranked 78th in college basketball.
• Eastern Kentucky, who ranked 284th in college basketball with 8.2 treys conceded per game, allowed a 37.4% shooting percentage from downtown, which was eighth-worst in the country.
• Eastern Kentucky took 65.9% two-pointers and 34.1% from three-point land last year. Of the team’s buckets, 73.5% were two-pointers and 26.5% were threes.

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