East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Chattanooga Mocs Prediction, 1/21/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Chattanooga Mocs

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, TN

TV: ESPNU

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (13-6) are on their way to McKenzie Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Chattanooga Mocs (9-10).

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers faced Samford and went home with a win by a final score of 76-75 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Buccaneers ended up walking away with 16 while Samford totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 14 of 32 attempts from distance. Samford finished the game shooting 84.6% at the free throw line by converting 11 of 13 tries. In addition, Samford totaled 21 rebounds (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Samford distributed 17 assists and had 4 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, East Tennessee State allowed 45.5% from the field on 25 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 10 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers made 16 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 94.1%. East Tennessee State wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.1% field goal percentage (27 out of 49) and buried 6 out of their 12 shots from 3-point land.

Blake Barkley is a guy who was a major contributor in this game. He finished the game shooting 90.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and totaled 11 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 out of 10 shooting.

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East Tennessee State enters this one with a record of 13-6 for the season. They are turning it over 10.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, East Tennessee State is pulling down 34.2 boards per game and has racked up 277 assists this year, which ranks 132nd in college in terms of passing. The Buccaneers are connecting on 34.0% on shots from 3-point land (144 of 424) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They average 78.1 points per contest (155th in Division 1) while shooting 49.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Buccaneers are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.3 fouls. They rank 152nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 conceded on the campaign. The Buccaneers defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.8% (434 of 1,065) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 31.4% on 3-point shots while they are 34th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (66.9).

In their last game, the Chattanooga Mocs got the victory with a final of 90-82 when they faced Western Carolina. The Mocs earned 23 defensive boards and 2 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the game. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 2 steals for this contest. Western Carolina was called for 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Mocs to the charity stripe for 19 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a clip of 94.7%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Chattanooga made 16 of their 31 tries (51.6%). Overall, the Mocs shot 28 for 53 from the field which had them at 52.8%. The Mocs allowed Western Carolina to knock down 30 of 66 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 45.5% for the contest. They shot 36.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 25 and ended up going 13 of 21 at the free throw line (61.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Chattanooga allowed Western Carolina to snag 30 overall (12 offensive).

Jordan Frison pitched in for the Mocs for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 8 for the game for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Chattanooga has a mark of 9-10 on the season. When it comes to offense, the Mocs are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 196th in college. Chattanooga has accounted for 1,474 pts this year (77.6 per contest) and they snag 33.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (95th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.3 times per game. The Mocs are responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they hit 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Mocs on defense are ranked 165th in the country in points per game surrendered with 73.1. They are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (124th in college). The Chattanooga defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (147 of 454) and their opponents are converting on 71.5% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.9 dimes and 35.8 total boards per game, which ranks 154th and 259th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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