Chattanooga Mocs (11-7) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (9-9)
January 21, 2024 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: East Tennessee State Buccaneers +2; Over/Under: +144
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The Chattanooga Mocs and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers meet in college basketball action from the Freedom Hall Civic Center on Sunday afternoon. Can East Tennessee State snap their losing streak with a win here? Or will Chattanooga pick up back-to-back road wins? Let’s dive in and find out with our Chattanooga vs. East Tennessee State Prediction.
Chattanooga Team Preview
The Chattanooga Mocs come into this game following a 74-60 win over Mercer last time out. Honor Huff leads the Mocs in assists with 15.6 PPG and 2.9 APG while Trey Bonham has 18 PPG with 4.9 RPG and 2.4 APG in 9 games so far this season. Jan Zidek has 11.3 PPG with 3.1 RPG while Sam Alexis has 11.3 PPG with a team-high 9.8 RPG to lead the Mocs on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Chattanooga so far this year. Tyler Millin also has 9.6 PPG and 5.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 78.3 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 73.7% from the foul line this season.
East Tennessee State Team Preview
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers come into this one looking to snap a four-game losing streak after a 75-73 loss at the hands of Wofford last time out. Jaden Seymour leads the Buccaneers in scoring with 15 PPG along with 6.3 RPG while Ebby Asamoah has 14.8 PPG with 4.1 RPG. Quimari Peterson has 14.1 PPG with 4.2 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Buccaneers in assists and to round out the group of double-digit scorers for ETSU up to this point in the year. Karon Boyd also has 8 PPG along with a team-high 7.4 RPG to lead the Buccaneers on the glass while Jadyn Parker has 6.7 PPG with 6 RPG as well on the year. As a team, East Tennessee State is averaging 71.4 PPG on 39.9% shooting from the field, 29.8% from three and 71.7% from the foul line this season.
Chattanooga vs. East Tennessee State Prediction
I’m backing Chattanooga here. It’s just so hard to back the Buccaneers amidst their current struggles with such a small number on the other side. The Mocs have already shown they can win on the road in conference play, and I think they do enough to get the win and cover here.
