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Western Carolina Catamounts vs East Tennessee St. Buccaneers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET

Venue: Freedom Hall Civic Center — Johnson City, TN

Article updated Jan 3, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Carolina is on the road playing East Tennessee St. at the Freedom Hall Civic Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. East Tennessee St. -7 was the opening

Game outlook

Western Carolina is on the road playing East Tennessee St. at the Freedom Hall Civic Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:00pm EST. East Tennessee St. -7 was the opening favorite and current line is East Tennessee St. -6.5.

Western Carolina Highlights

With a power ranking of 208, Western Carolina is ranked #93 in offense (scoring an average of 76.86 per game), #199 in defense (allowing an average of 69.21 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-7 (5-7 ATS) this season.

East Tennessee St. Highlights

East Tennessee St. Buccaneers has a power ranking of 201 and are #199 for offense (scoring an average of 71.14 per game), #191 for defense (giving up an average of 69.21 points per game) and 6-9 (5-8 ATS) overall. Western Carolina went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against East Tennessee St..

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be W.CAR 75.75, E.TEN 62.75. 54% of SportsJaw users predict Western Carolina Catamounts to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is East Tennessee State will win, western carolina will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Catamounts 70 to Buccaneers 79.

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Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Catamounts 70 to Buccaneers 79.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Catamounts vs Buccaneers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Catamounts vs Buccaneers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Carolina Catamounts+220 → +245Moved
  • Moneyline · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers-240 → -300Moved
  • Spread · Western Carolina Catamounts+7 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers-7 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over138 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under138 (-110) → 138.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Carolina Catamounts
15-16 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
East Tennessee St. Buccaneers
23-11 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-04T03:14:35.688Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-02East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 84 · Western Carolina Catamounts 87
  • 2022-01-10Western Carolina Catamounts 69 · East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 87
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Carolina Catamounts defeated East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 71-60

Western Carolina Catamounts defeated East Tennessee St. Buccaneers 71-60 on January 4, 2023, a 11-point decision in the series. Western Carolina Catamounts' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 33-22. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Carolina Catamounts +6.5 (-110) spread, Western Carolina Catamounts covered, while the 131 combined points finished under the recorded total of 138.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • FlyigglesflySpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +7 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +7 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +7 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +7 (-110)Win