East Tennessee State (12-8) vs Chattanooga (12-8)
January 25, 2025 at 04:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: East Tennessee State -5 — Over/Under: 144
The Chattanooga Mocs and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Freedom Hall Civic Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chattanooga vs. East Tennessee State prediction.
Chattanooga Recap
The Chattanooga Mocs come into this game looking to bounce back from a 73-69 loss to Samford last time out to fall to 12-8 on the year. After this game, Chattanooga will head on the road again to take on Western Carolina.
Mocs Looking To Rebound
Bash Wieland has 13.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG while Trey Bonham has 13.2 PPG with 3.9 RPG and 2.8 APG so far this season. Honor Huff has 13.1 PPG with 2.9 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Chattanooga up to this point in the year. Frank Champion posted 9.9 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.7 APG in 11 games played so far this season while Sean Cusano also has 6.1 PPG with 4.8 RPG to lead the Mocs on the glass and Garrison Keeslar has 5.7 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 2.9 APG to lead the Mocs in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 77.6 PPG on 47.3% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 77.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Chattanooga Mocs will win
- Chattanooga has won each of its last four games at Freedom Hall Civic Center.
- East Tennessee State has lost each of its last four games following a home win.
East Tennessee State Recap
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers come into this one looking to build on an 85-58 win over Western Carolina last time out to improve to 12-8 on the year as well. After this game, the Buccaneers will head on the road to take on UNC-Greensboro.
Buccaneers Win 4 Of Last 5
Quimari Peterson leads East Tennessee State in scoring and assists with 18.7 PPG and 4.4 APG along with 4.7 RPG while Jaden Seymour has 16.6 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Buccaneers in rebounding so far this season. John Buggs III has 11.5 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for East Tennessee State so far this season and Karon Boyd has 9.6 PPG with 6.4 RPG to share the team lead on the glass for East Tennessee State this season. As a team, East Tennessee State is averaging 75 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 34.8% from behind the arc, and 61.1% from the foul line this season.
Why the East Tennessee State Buccaneers will win
- East Tennessee State has won eight of its last nine home games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Chattanooga’s last six day games against the Southern Conference has produced a total of 145+ points.
- Seven of the last eight day games between Chattanooga and East Tennessee State have produced a total of 141 or fewer points.
Chattanooga vs. East Tennessee State Prediction
I’m with Chattanooga in this one. I just think this game is a case of too many points because the Buccaneers have been picking up wins fairly often as of late. The Mocs are still one of the best teams in the SoCon, especially in terms of offensive production and efficiency and I just think that Chattanooga gets it done here. Give me the Mocs.