East Tennessee State Vs Western Carolina: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 3, 2023

Jordan King and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (12-19, 8-10 SoCon) will visit the Western Carolina Catamounts (17-14, 10-8 SoCon) at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on Saturday, March 4. The opening tip is at 2:30 PM ET. East Tennessee State is a slim 2-point favorite against Western Carolina when the Buccaneers hit the court against the Catamounts on Saturday. The point total for the game is 140.5.

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East Tennessee State Vs Western Carolina Betting Lines

East Tennessee State vs Western Carolina Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
East Tennessee State -2 140.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick East Tennessee State (-2)
Total Pick Over (140.5)

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East Tennessee State Vs Western Carolina Stat Rankings

East Tennessee State Avg. (Rank) Western Carolina Avg. (Rank)
69.5 (235th) Points Scored 74.5 (118th)
69 (143rd) Points Allowed 71 (207th)
33.4 (146th) Rebounds 34.5 (80th)
10 (92nd) Off. Rebounds 8.8 (204th)
6.4 (290th) 3pt Made 8.7 (58th)
12.3 (253rd) Assists 12.5 (236th)
12.6 (239th) Turnovers 10.2 (29th)

East Tennessee State Vs Western Carolina Betting Trends

  • The Buccaneers are 12-16-1 against the spread this season.
  • As 2-point favorites or more, East Tennessee State is 3-10 against the spread.
  • The Buccaneers have played 29 games this season, and 11 of them have hit the over.
  • East Tennessee State and its opponent have broken the 140.5-point mark 11 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 140.5 points, two more than the average point total for Buccaneers games this season.
  • Western Carolina has beaten the spread 14 times in 28 games.
  • The Catamounts’ ATS record as 2-point underdogs or more is 9-7.
  • East Tennessee State has seen 11 of its 29 games hit the over.
  • Catamounts games have had over 140.5 points 13 times this year.
  • The average total for Western Carolina’s games is 145.4 points, 4.9 more than this game’s over/under.

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East Tennessee State Impact Players

  • Jalen Haynes is posting 14.3 points, 1.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • Jaden Seymour paces the Buccaneers at 7.4 rebounds per game, while also posting 1.4 assists and 8.9 points.
  • Justice Smith averages 7.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. At the other end, he posts 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
  • Deanthony Tipler is averaging 10.4 points, 1.7 assists and 2.8 rebounds per contest.

Western Carolina Impact Players

  • Vonterius Woolbright is the Catamounts’ top assist man (5 per game), and he contributes 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.
  • Tyzhaun Claude is putting up a team-leading 8.6 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 15.4 points and 0.6 assists, making 51.5% of his shots from the floor.
  • Tre Jackson paces the Catamounts in scoring (15.9 points per game) and assists (1.6), and puts up 3.8 rebounds. He also posts 1.1 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Russell Jones gets the Catamounts 9.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. He also averages 1.6 steals and 0 blocked shots.
  • Tyler Harris gets the Catamounts 5.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. He also averages 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.

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