The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-5) seek their first win when they challenge the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (2-2) at Hooper Eblen Arena. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23, 2018.
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Free Prediction
The Warhawks are trying to rebound after their 80-59 loss to the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans in their last outing. Michigan State out-rebounded Louisiana-Monroe. The Spartans had more offensive rebounds (15 vs. eight), defensive rebounds (36 vs. 29) and total rebounds (51 vs. 37). JD Williams was the game’s high scorer with 25 points on 7-for-17 shooting.
In the Golden Eagles’ last outing, they got blown out by the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans, 101-33. Michigan State’s 0.194 free throw rate was their biggest advantage over Tennessee Tech, who had a rate of 0.039. The Spartans’ mark was below their season average of 0.277, while the Golden Eagles’ was below their season average of 0.192. With five points and six rebounds, Courtney Alexander II put together a good performance for Tennessee Tech.
It will be a showdown of conflicting styles as the up-tempo Golden Eagles will look to push the more grind-it-out Warhawks. Since the 2017-18 season, the Golden Eagles rank 56th in possessions per game while the Warhawks are 294th.
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Louisiana-Monroe ranks 49th in steals allowed per game (5.3) while Tennessee Tech ranks 223rd (6.8).
The Warhawks average 24.5 three pointers per game, which ranks 71st in the nation. The Golden Eagles rank 241st in three pointers allowed per game (23.5).
Tennessee Tech ranks 136th in blocks per game (3.5) while Louisiana-Monroe ranks 291st (1.6).
The Warhawks rank 177th in rebounds allowed per game (35.2) while the Golden Eagles rank 287th (37.9).
Tennessee Tech ranks 136th in assists per game (14.1) while Louisiana-Monroe ranks 234th in assists allowed per game (14.3).
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