East Tennessee State vs Wofford 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Wofford Terriers (8-6) vs. East Tennessee State Buccaneers (9-6)
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: East Tennessee State Buccaneers +2 / Wofford Terriers -2; Over/Under: +140
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The Wofford Terriers and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers meet in college basketball action from the Freedom Hall Civic Center on Saturday night.
The Wofford Terriers will look to bounce back from a 75-67 loss at the hands of Chattanooga last time out. Max Klesmit leads the Terriers in scoring with 16 PPG while B.J. Mack has 14.1 PPG and 5.1 RPG to lead the Terriers in rebounding as the only other double-digit scorer for Wofford so far this season. Ryan Larson has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 4.2 APG to lead the Terriers in assists while Isaiah Bigelow has 5.6 RPG as well this season. As a team, Wofford is averaging 76.9 PPG on 47.2% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 74.2% from the foul line while allowing 66.2 PPG on 46% shooting from the field and 37.5% from three this season.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers will try to build on their 80-78 win over VMI last time out. Ledarrius Brewer leads the Buccaneers in scoring with 12.3 PPG while David Sloan is right behind with 12.1 PPG and a team-high 4.3 APG this season. Jordan King has 12.1 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for East Tennessee State up to this point in the season while Ty Brewer’s also chipping in 9.7 PPG and a team-high 6.7 RPG this season. As a team, East Tennessee State is averaging 70.3 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 33.8% from three and 73.9% from the foul line while allowing 71.3 PPG on 44.1% shooting from the field and 32.2% from three this season.
Wofford is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record and 35-16 ATS in their last 51 games following a loss while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. East Tennessee State is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
I get why ETSU is tempting as an underdog at home, but the bottom line for me here is that Wofford is the better team and the more experienced team and I think they get the job done on the road. Give me the Terriers in this one.
