East Ten. State vs Citadel Bulldogs Prediction
📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Citadel Bulldogs will show us their offensive options as they clash on 24 January at 00:00 in the "NCAA (M)" tournament. The favorite for the match is the East Tennessee State Buccaneers team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Statistical analysis of previous official games between the teams East Tennessee State Buccaneers and Citadel Bulldogs:
- played 17 matches;
- wins (including extra time): 13 for today's home team and 4 for the guests;
- the home team averages 81.53 points per match, the guests - 71.24;
- average total match points - 152.76.
The last confrontation took place on 30 December 2025 at the venue of Citadel Bulldogs and ended with a score of 49:74.
H2H Stats Matches and Previous Teams Results

East Tennessee State Buccaneers Team Overview
🏆This season, East Tennessee State Buccaneers has stepped onto the court for 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 14 victories, 6 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, East Tennessee State Buccaneers boasts a success rate of 70%, while their defeats account for 30% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 144.4 points, with an average of 77.5 points per match and conceding 66.9 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 83.55 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 63 points per game.
Match Results: East Tennessee State Buccaneers

Citadel Bulldogs Team Overview
🏆This season, Citadel Bulldogs has stepped onto the court for 20 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 7 victories, 13 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Citadel Bulldogs boasts a success rate of 30%, while their defeats account for 70% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 148.05 points, with an average of 70.8 points per match and conceding 77.25 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 66.89 points per game, misses on average 80.67 points per meeting.
Match Results: Citadel Bulldogs
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 17;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 6; for the visitors on the road - 1;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 63;
- Today's home team averages 34.06, while the visitors average 28.94.
First Quarter Stats: East Tennessee State Buccaneers (home) vs Citadel Bulldogs (away)
- Tournament matches played: 11 vs 9;
- Number of wins: 10 (90.91%) vs 3 (33.33%);
- Number of losses: 1 (9.09%) vs 6 (66.67%);
- Number of draws: 0 (0%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 39.45 vs 33.22;
- Average points conceded: 30.27 vs 37.78.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 5 vs 3;
- Number of losses: 5 vs 7;
- Number of draws: 0 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 68.2 (scored - 35.1, conceded - 33.1) vs 70.7 (scored - 32.6, conceded - 38.1).
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers won the 1st quarter in 10 of last 11 home games (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 17;
- number of wins for the home team - 13, for the away team - 4.
Statistics: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Citadel Bulldogs
- number of tournament matches played: 20 vs 20;
- number of wins: 14 (70%) vs 6 (30%);
- number of losses: 6 (30%) vs 14 (70%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 10;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 6 vs 3;
- number of losses: 4 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
- Citadel Bulldogs won with a +18.5 points handicap in last 5 away games against East Tennessee State Buccaneers (NCAA (M)).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 81.53, for the away team - 71.24;
- average total points in H2H matches - 152.76.
Statistics: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Citadel Bulldogs
- average total in the tournament: 144.4 vs 148.05;
- average total points scored: 77.5 vs 70.8;
- average total points conceded: 66.9 vs 77.25;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 77.5 vs 69.7;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 0 vs 0;
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 83.55;
- Citadel Bulldogs: average total points scored away in the tournament - 66.89;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 73.7 (home - 79.75) vs 69.1 (away - 66.67).
- Citadel Bulldogs have scored over 62.5 points in last 6 games (NCAA (M)).
Editorial Prediction
- Citadel Bulldogs won with a +18.5 points handicap in last 5 away games against East Tennessee State Buccaneers (NCAA (M)).
