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VMI @ E. Tennessee State

Current Records: VMI 6-20; E. Tennessee State 9-17

What to Know

The E. Tennessee State Buccaneers will be returning home after a two-game road trip. E. Tennessee State and the VMI Keydets will face off in a Southern battle at 7 p.m. ET Friday at Freedom Hall Civic Center. Both teams were wiped off the court in their previous games and will be looking to bounce back in a big way.

The Buccaneers were expected to have a tough go of it on Tuesday, and, well, they did. They suffered a grim 91-65 defeat to the UNCG Spartans.

Meanwhile,'s it's hard to picture a worse defeat than the 94-63 bruising that VMI suffered against the Furman Paladins on Wednesday.

E. Tennessee State is the favorite in this one, with an expected 10.5-point margin of victory. But bettors beware: they are only 3-9 against the spread when favored.

Both teams will surely be fighting tooth and nail to get back into the win column after losses this week. We'll see which team satisfies their hunger and which team leaves with an empty stomach.

How To Watch

  • When: Friday at 7 p.m. ET
  • Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center -- Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Buccaneers are a big 10.5-point favorite against the Keydets, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 10.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

E. Tennessee State have won 14 out of their last 15 games against VMI.

  • Dec 31, 2022 - E. Tennessee State 64 vs. VMI 50
  • Jan 29, 2022 - VMI 83 vs. E. Tennessee State 79
  • Jan 05, 2022 - E. Tennessee State 80 vs. VMI 79
  • Jan 18, 2021 - E. Tennessee State 92 vs. VMI 81
  • Mar 07, 2020 - E. Tennessee State 70 vs. VMI 57
  • Feb 15, 2020 - E. Tennessee State 72 vs. VMI 67
  • Jan 11, 2020 - E. Tennessee State 61 vs. VMI 55
  • Feb 21, 2019 - E. Tennessee State 94 vs. VMI 70
  • Jan 17, 2019 - E. Tennessee State 85 vs. VMI 82
  • Feb 10, 2018 - E. Tennessee State 70 vs. VMI 56
  • Jan 13, 2018 - E. Tennessee State 89 vs. VMI 48
  • Feb 02, 2017 - E. Tennessee State 81 vs. VMI 71
  • Dec 31, 2016 - E. Tennessee State 102 vs. VMI 75
  • Feb 04, 2016 - E. Tennessee State 71 vs. VMI 60
  • Jan 11, 2016 - E. Tennessee State 88 vs. VMI 51