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Western Carolina Catamounts vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: December 17, 2022 at 4:00 PM ET

Venue: Hooper Eblen Center — Cookeville, TN

Article updated Dec 17, 5:13 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Western Carolina is on the road playing Tennessee Tech at the Hooper Eblen Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Tennessee Tech -3 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Western Carolina is on the road playing Tennessee Tech at the Hooper Eblen Arena stadium on Saturday, 12/17/2022 @ 4:00pm EST. Tennessee Tech -3 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

The Western Carol ina Catamounts and Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles meet Saturday at the Hooper Eblen Center. It's time for the Western Carolina Catamounts to get back to .500. It's time for the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to win their fourth game.

There is a need for Western Carolina to improve

Western Carolina Catamounts average 76.1 points on 42.9 percent shooting and allow 71.1 points on 45 percent shooting. Tyzhaun Claude averages 14.4 points and 0.6 assists, while Tre Jackson averages 14.8 points and 3.8 rebounds. In addition to Woolbright, Russell Jones Jr. is dishing out 2.5 assists. The Western Carolina Catamounts shoot 36 percent from beyond the arc and 70 percent from the free throw line. The Western Carolina Catamounts are allowing 30.9 percent shooting from deep and grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.

There is a better average in Tennessee

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles average 70.2 points on 42.6 percent shooting while allowing 73.7 points on 43.1 percent shooting. Jaylen Sebree averages 12.5 points and 6.5 rebounds, while Brett Thompson averages 11.1 points and 3.1 assists. Jayvis Harvey is the third double-digit scorer, while Ty Perry grabs 2.5 rebounds. The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles shoot 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. As a team, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles allow 34.8 percent shooting from deep and grab 32.4 rebounds per game.

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Overall, the Catamounts were 1-5 ATS in their previous 6 games. After an ATS win, the Golden Eagles are 1-4-1 ATS in their previous 6 games, while they are 4-1-1 ATS in their previous 6 games in general. The Catamounts are 0-4 in their last four games overall. In the Golden Eagles' last five games, the over is 4-1.

Since the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles haven't played well through 11 games, this line tells me something. The Western Carolina Catamounts shoot 38.3 percent on the road. It averages 13 points per game for Tennessee Tech to win at home. Let's lay the bucket with the Golden Eagles.

Western Carolina Highlights

With a power ranking of 266, Western Carolina is ranked #116 in offense (scoring an average of 76.09 per game), #239 in defense (allowing an average of 71.09 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-6 (3-6 ATS) this season.

Tennessee Tech Highlights

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles has a power ranking of 321 and are #213 for offense (scoring an average of 70.90 per game), #313 for defense (giving up an average of 71.09 points per game) and 3-8 (5-3-1 ATS) overall. Western Carolina went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Tennessee Tech.

Curated Picks & Predictions

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be W.CAR 74.75, TNTEC 68.75. 51% of SportsJaw predicts Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to cover. OddsShark has not made their prediction yet.

65% picked Western Carolina Catamounts on Covers.com

Our ScoreCaster predicts Catamounts 72 to Golden Eagles 74.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Catamounts 72 to Golden Eagles 74.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Western Carolina Catamounts+130 → +145Moved
  • Moneyline · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles-150 → -166Moved
  • Spread · Western Carolina Catamounts+3 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles-3 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over143.5 (-110) → 142 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under143.5 (-110) → 142 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Western Carolina Catamounts
1-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
1-6 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2022-12-17T10:13:41.000Z). 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

  • 2021-12-08Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 69 · Western Carolina Catamounts 74
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Carolina Catamounts defeated Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 75-65

Western Carolina Catamounts defeated Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 75-65 on December 17, 2022, a 10-point decision in the series. Western Carolina Catamounts' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 37-30. Against SportsJaw's recorded Western Carolina Catamounts +3.5 (-110) spread, Western Carolina Catamounts covered, while the 140 combined points finished under the recorded total of 142.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 142 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Western Carolina Catamounts +3.5 (-110)Win