Western Carolina pulled off an upset yesterday in the Southern Conference tournament, knocking off Mercer, 77-73. The going gets much harder against No. 1 seed East Tennessee State. Western Carolina went 10-3 at home, but 4-12 away. Western Carolina ranks eighth in the 10-team conference in shooting (44.7%), seventh from 3-point land (33.5%), and sixth from the line (71.3%). The defense is eighth in points surrendered (77.8 per game) and sixth in shooting allowed (46%). East Tennessee State defeated The Citadel 83-76 in the first quarterfinal yesterday. The offense is No. 1 in the conference in shooting (48.9%) and second from the line (76%), while the defense is No. 1 in points given up (68.9 per game) and second in field goal shooting allowed (42.4%). Play East Tennessee State.
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Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on E. Tenn St. Buccaneers on the -3 ATS. And, 69% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that E. Tennessee State would win by a score of 75.7 to 71.3 with E. Tennessee State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Western Carolina vs. E. Tennessee State
4:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on E. Tenn St. Buccaneers on the -9.5 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that E. Tennessee State would win by a score of 77.9 to 67.6 with E. Tennessee State winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
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Western Carolina at E. Tennessee State
7:00 PM Eastern
Western Carolina is on a 5-4 ATS run after an 88-58 blowout of VMI. That includes wins at Furman (80-77) and against this East Tennessee State squad (72-68) as underdogs of +8.5 and +7, along with a cover as a +6.5 dog at Samford (82-77). They average 77.7 points per game. First-place East Tennessee State is on an overvalued 4-9 ATS run. Play Western Carolina.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on E. Tenn St. Buccaneers on the -7 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that E. Tennessee State would win by a score of 77.1 to 70.4 with E. Tennessee State winning on the moneyline, Western Carolina winning on the spread.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Western Carolina Catamounts on the +10 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that E. Tennessee State would win by a score of 77.6 to 64.7 with E. Tennessee State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on Western Carolina Catamounts on the +14 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that E. Tennessee State would win by a score of 80.9 to 63.8 with E. Tennessee State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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