Friday’s game features the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-0) and the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-0) clashing at Freedom Hall Civic Center (on November 8) at 7:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 76-71 victory for East Tennessee State.

According to our computer prediction, Eastern Kentucky should cover the point spread, which currently sits at 9.5. The two teams are projected to come in below the 149.5 over/under.

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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 -599, Eastern Kentucky +420

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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 gave up 69.6 last year, making them 238th in college basketball offensively and 100th defensively.
• The Buccaneers were 45th in the country in rebounds per game (35.3) and 222nd in rebounds allowed (32.3) last year.
• Last season East Tennessee State was ranked 307th in the nation in assists with 11.4 per game.
• The Buccaneers made 7.8 3-pointers per game and shot 31.1% from beyond the arc last season, ranking 137th and 319th, respectively, in the nation.
• Giving up 7.0 3-pointers per game and conceding 32.7% from beyond the arc last season, East Tennessee State was 133rd and 120th in the country, respectively, in those categories.
• Last year, East Tennessee State attempted 41.1% of its shots from beyond the arc, and 58.9% from inside it. In terms of made shots, 31.4% of East Tennessee State’s buckets were 3-pointers, and 68.6% were 2-pointers.

Eastern Kentucky Performance Insights

• Eastern Kentucky posted 80.8 points per game (28th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while giving up 76.5 points per contest (304th-ranked).
• The Colonels were top-25 last season in rebounding, ranking 17th-best in college basketball with 36.5 boards per game. Meanwhile, they ranked 233rd with 32.5 rebounds allowed per contest.
• Last season Eastern Kentucky ranked 87th in college basketball in assists, delivering 14.6 per game.
• With 10.8 turnovers per game, the Colonels ranked 133rd in the nation. They forced 10.8 turnovers per contest, which ranked 228th in college basketball.
• The Colonels were 137th in the nation with 7.8 three-pointers per game last year. Meanwhile, they ranked 78th with a 35.8% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
• Eastern Kentucky, who was 284th in college basketball with 8.2 threes conceded per game, allowed a 37.4% shooting percentage from three-point land, which was eighth-worst in the nation.
• Last season Eastern Kentucky took 65.9% two-pointers, accounting for 73.5% of the team’s baskets. It shot 34.1% from three-point land (26.5% of the team’s baskets).

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