Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (25-11 last year) will take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (16-17 last season) at Thompson-Boling Arena on Monday.

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles played SE Missouri State and ended up losing by a score of 89-82 in their last game. Tennessee Tech finished the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 of 63) and knocked down 7 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 19 of their 29 tries for a percentage of 65.5%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, Tennessee Tech allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 out of 63 shooting. SE Missouri State doled out 11 assists and had 2 steals in the game. Additionally, SE Missouri State totaled 40 boards (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. SE Missouri State ended up going 81.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 27 of 33 attempts. They also buried 8 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles walked away with 23 while SE Missouri State recorded 22 personal fouls.

Diante Wood is someone who was a major contributor for the contest. He ended up going 53.3% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Tennessee Tech will play this game after finishing with a mark of 16-17 last season. They turned it over 12.6 times per game and as a unit committed 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Tennessee Tech pulled down 35.1 boards per contest and tallied 476 assists last year, which had them ranked 88th in the country in terms of passing. The Golden Eagles shot 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (302 of 829) and 71.9% from the free throw line. They averaged 73.7 points per contest (131st in the country) while hitting 43.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles forced 13.2 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.0 fouls. They were ranked 340th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 504 conceded throughout last season. The Golden Eagles defensively allowed a FG percentage of 43.8% (888 of 2,026) and they conceded 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They gave up 32.8% from 3-point land and they were 275th in the country in PPG allowed (73.4).

The last time they took the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took a loss by a final score of 62-55 against Florida Atlantic. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Tennessee allowed Florida Atlantic to pull down 38 in all (11 on the offensive glass). They finished 29.6% from distance by going 8 out of 27 and ended up going 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Volunteers permitted Florida Atlantic to make 21 of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.0% for this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Volunteers ended up going 21 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 33.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Tennessee made 6 of their 23 attempts (26.1%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Florida Atlantic earned 14 fouls for the contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 tries. They also gave up possession 6 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Volunteers collected 18 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

Olivier Nkamhoua ended up being important for the Volunteers in this game. He made 10 out of 13 for this game for a field goal percentage of 76.9%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 22 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Tennessee had a mark of 25-11 last year. When it comes to offense, the Volunteers hit 43.3% from the field, which ranked them 254th in Division 1. Tennessee scored 2,547 pts last season (70.8 per contest) and they pulled in 38.4 rebounds per contest. They earned an assist 16.7 times per contest (10th in Division 1) and they lost possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. The Volunteers were responsible for committing 16.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.8% from the charity stripe.

The Volunteers on defense were ranked 3rd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 57.9. They forced 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 37.3% from the field (3rd in college basketball). The Tennessee defense allowed 26.5% on shots from distance (210 of 792) and their opposition knocked down 71.9% of their foul shots. They allowed 9.9 dimes and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked them 12th and 49th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee Tech

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