The East Tennessee State Buccaneers and the Utah State Aggies meet in college basketball action from the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Friday night. Can ETSU pull off the upset, snapping Utah State’s win streak and handing them their first home loss in one full swoop? Or will the Aggies defend home floor? Let’s dive in and find out with our East Tennessee State vs. Utah State Prediction.

East Tennessee State Team Preview

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers come into this game winning their last four after a 70-57 win over Kansas City last time out. Ebby Asamoah leads the Buccaneers in scoring with 17 PPG along with 4.2 RPG while Quimari Peterson has 12.9 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead ETSU in the assist department this season. Jaden Seymour has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 6.9 RPG to lead East Tennessee State on the glass while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for the Buccaneers so far this season. Karon Boyd and Jadyn Parker each have 6+ RPG as well for East Tennessee State this season. As a team, East Tennessee State is averaging 71.6 PPG on 39.6% shooting from the field, 31.3% from three and 71.2% from the foul line this season.

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Utah State Team Preview

The Utah State Aggies come into this one looking to build on their current 10-game win streak after picking up a 54-53 win over San Francisco in their last matchup. Great Osobor leads the Aggies in scoring and rebounding with 17.5 PPG and 9.1 RPG with 2.8 APG while Darius Brown II has 10.2 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 7.6 APG to lead the Aggies in the assist department this season. Ian Martinez has 12.7 PPG with 3.4 RPG and Mason Falslev has 11.3 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 3 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Utah State up to this point in the year. As a team, Utah State is averaging 81.4 PPG on 49.9% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three and 69.2% from the foul line this season. Utah State will take on Air Force and Colorado State after this one.

East Tennessee State vs. Utah State Prediction

I’m going to take a shot on East Tennessee State and the points here. Utah State is a really good team, but the Buccaneers aren’t terrible and the thing about Utah State right now is that they’ve played a lot of games that ended up being closer than they really needed to be. I think Utah State wins this one comfortably, but this is a couple of points too heavy for me. Give me the Buccaneers and the points.