East Tennessee State vs USC Upstate College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/18/21
USC Upstate Spartans (1-2) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-2)
November 18, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: East Tennessee State Buccaneers / USC Upstate Spartans ; Over/Under: -140.5
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The South Carolina Upstate Spartans and East Tennessee State Buccaneers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Freedom Hall Civic Center. The South Carolina Upstate Spartans look to get back to a .500 record. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers need a win to rebound from an 0-2 start.
The South Carolina Upstate Spartans are averaging 73.3 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 65.7 points on 39 percent shooting. Bryson Mozone is averaging 19 points and 3.3 assists, while Jordan Gainey is averaging 10 points and 4 rebounds. Dalvin White is dishing 1.3 assists and Mysta Goodloe is grabbing 2.3 rebounds. The South Carolina Upstate Spartans are shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc and 64.9 percent from the free throw line. The South Carolina Upstate Spartans are allowing 25 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.7 rebounds per game.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are averaging 64.5 points on 38.1 percent shooting and allowing 81.5 points on 45.2 percent shooting. David Sloan is averaging 13.5 points and 2 rebounds, while Ledarrius Brewer is averaging 12 points and 1.5 assists. Jordan King is the third double-digit scorer and Ty Brewer is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are shooting 30.8 percent from beyond the arc and 86.4 percent from the free throw line. The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are allowing 41.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 25.5 rebounds per game.
The Spartans are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Buccaneers are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 home games and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Spartans last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Buccaneers last 5 overall.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers have had the tougher schedule up to this point, and they’ve also managed to play better as well. The South Carolina Upstate Spartans have had serious offensive issues when they’ve played decent competition, and they lack a second true scoring option. This is a game the East Tennessee State Buccaneers should be able to win comfortably at home.
