The East Tennessee State Buccaneers will travel to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to take on the Wofford Terriers this Saturday afternoon in College Basketball action.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers lost their 4th straight game and dropped to 12-12 on the season after being defeated by the Western Carolina Catamounts, 87-84, this past Wednesday. East Tennessee State led by a 74-61 margin with just 5:45 left in regulation, however, the Buccaneers struggled on both ends of the court down the stretch and Western Carolina was able to take the lead for good after a Nicholas Robinson jumper gave the Catamounts an 81-79 lead with :33 seconds left in regulation. East Tennessee State shot 47.6% from the field & 57.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Western Carolina to shoot 43.8% from the field & 35.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Buccaneers was Jordan King who had 32 points, 4 rebounds, & 1 assist.
On the season, East Tennessee State is averaging 72.5 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers are averaging 9.5 three-pointers on 36.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, East Tennessee State has been led by Jordan King (14.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.5 apg), Ledarrius Brewer (14.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.1 spg), David Sloan (13.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.1 apg, 1.6 spg), & Ty Brewer (10.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 spg).
Defensively, East Tennessee State is allowing their opponents to average 73.2 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers have a rebound margin of 0.4 and a turnover margin of -0.5.
The Wofford Terriers dropped to 13-10 on the season after being defeated by the Mercer Bears, 67-62, this past Monday. Wofford led by a 39-31 margin at halftime, however, the Terriers had no answers on the offensive end in the 2nd half and allowed Mercer to pull away later for the victory. Wofford shot 46.0% from the field & 36.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Mercer to shoot 45.8% from the field & 44.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Terriers was B.J. Mack who had 16 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, & 1 steal.
On the season, Wofford is averaging 74.5 ppg on 47.5% shooting from the field. The Terriers are averaging 10.0 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Wofford has been led by B.J. Mack (15.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.2 apg), Max Klesmit (14.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.6 spg), Ryan Larson (9.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.3 spg), & Isaiah Bigelow (9.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.4 apg).
Defensviely, Wofford is allowing their opponents to average 66.6 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Terriers have a rebound margin of 3.3 and a turnover margin of 2.5.
The Buccaneers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss & 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Terriers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games & 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss.
East Tennessee State has lost their last 4 games, however, they have all been competitive as the Buccaneers lost those games by an average of just 3.3 ppg. Wofford is a team that certainly has a solid offense, however, their defense comes into this game ranked just 308th in defensive FG% and between the fact that Wofford ahs lost 3 of their last 4 games and that I think the East Tennessee State offense will have some success, I think the Buccaneers do enough to keep this game within this large number. Take East Tennessee State and the points. Good Luck!