East Tennessee State Bucs 60-71 Western Carolina

Finished

For this NCAA match, BetFTW's top pick is East Tennessee State Bucs to win with -7.5 handicap, with a 69% estimated probability. We also predict East Tennessee State Bucs to win at 80%.

How we calculate predictions

Bet For The Win

  1. Pick 1 East Tennessee State Bucs to win with -7.5 handicap L Settled - pick not won.
    Estimated probability
    69%
    Stake Med 42.0/100
    Odds 2.15 Lilibet Recorded P/L -42.04
    Best odds 2.15 Lilibet
  2. Pick 2 East Tennessee State Bucs to win L Settled - pick not won.
    Estimated probability
    80%
    Stake Med 27.8/100
    Odds 1.38 Pinnacle Recorded P/L -27.78
    Best odds 1.38 Pinnacle
  3. Pick 3 Total score over 139.0 L Settled - pick not won.
    Estimated probability
    60%
    Stake Low 18.3/100
    Odds 1.96 Sugarhouse Recorded P/L -18.33
    Best odds 1.96 Sugarhouse
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Estimated probability vs. the odds

The implied probability is 1 divided by the best recorded decimal odds, so it includes the bookmaker's margin. A positive difference is the edge behind the pick.

Pick Estimated probability Best recorded odds Implied probability Difference
East Tennessee State Bucs to win with -7.5 handicap 69.0% 2.15 46.5% +22.5 pp
East Tennessee State Bucs to win 80.0% 1.38 72.5% +7.5 pp
Total score over 139.0 60.0% 1.96 51.0% +9.0 pp

Recent form

The latest finished matches BetFTW recorded for each side before this event, most recent first.

East Tennessee State Bucs

Date Opponent Home/Away Score Result
31 Dec 2022 VMI Keydets Away 64-50 W
30 Dec 2022 Wofford Away 73-71 W
22 Dec 2022 LSU Tigers Away 68-72 L
17 Dec 2022 UNC Asheville Home 73-74 L
11 Dec 2022 Morehead State Away 57-61 L

Western Carolina

Date Opponent Home/Away Score Result
31 Dec 2022 Furman Paladins Home 79-67 W
29 Dec 2022 North Carolina Greensboro Home 47-72 L
17 Dec 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Away 75-65 W
8 Dec 2022 Davidson Wildcats Away 64-72 L
3 Dec 2022 USC Upstate Home 64-79 L

Scoring averages

Per-match averages over each side's latest recorded matches.

Team Matches Points scored Points conceded
East Tennessee State Bucs 10 65.9 67.2
Western Carolina 10 68.2 73.0

Head-to-head

Previous meetings between East Tennessee State Bucs and Western Carolina in BetFTW's records.

Date Competition Match Score
3 Feb 2022 NCAA Western Carolina vs East Tennessee State Bucs 87-84
20 Jan 2021 NCAA Western Carolina vs East Tennessee State Bucs 48-59
31 Dec 2020 NCAA East Tennessee State Bucs vs Western Carolina 86-78