Friday, December 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM

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The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles will visit Knoxville on Friday in a state rivalry game against the Volunteers of Tennessee. The Golden Eagles come into the affair with a 6-4 record but just 1-4 on the road. Tennessee Tech is coming off a win over North Florida on December 15th.

The Volunteers are 4-4 overall, but a perfect 3-0 at home. Tennessee lost 83-72 at North Carolina State their last timeout.

The Volunteers have wins over Texas Southern, Santa Clara, Kansas State and Butler thus far in 2014. Tennessee’s four losses came to VCU, Kansas, Marquette and then NC State. The Volunteers are scoring 66.6 points per game, anchored by Josh Richardson’s 16.6 per game. In the most recent win over Butler, Richardson scored 20 points and dished out 3 assists while Armani Moore had a team high 8 rebounds.

Dwan Caldwell is Tennessee Tech’s leading scorer. Caldwell is scoring 13.8 points per game. In the most recent win over North Florida, Caldwell recorded a double/double, scoring 14 points and ripping down 10 rebounds. The Golden Eagles wins have come over Chattanooga, Southeast Louisiana, Lipscomb and an NAIA program in state. Tennessee Tech is part of the Ohio Valley East, where they will likely contend with Belmont and Eastern Kentucky.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Betting Trends

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are 2-2-0 Against the Spread

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles are 0-0-0 against the Over/Under

Tennessee Volunteers Betting Trends

Tennessee Volunteers are 1-6-1 Against the Spread

Tennessee Volunteers are 3-5-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

11/15/14 F Ryan Martin Eligibility out for season

Tennessee Volunteers

12/10/14 F Dominic Woodson Personal expected to transfer

Tony's Pick: Take Tennessee

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