East Tennessee State vs. Citadel Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 30

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-5, 0-0 SoCon) visit the Citadel Bulldogs (3-10, 0-0 SoCon) at McAlister Field House, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The Bulldogs are 12.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's point total is 145.

East Tennessee State is coming off of an 81-75 loss to Jacksonville State in its last outing on Saturday. In the losing effort, Brian Taylor II led East Tennessee State with 20 points. Citadel is coming off of an 80-56 loss to Richmond in its most recent outing on Saturday. Logan Applegate scored a team-high 10 points for Citadel in the loss.

East Tennessee State vs. Citadel Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: McAlister Field House in Charleston, South Carolina
• Spread favorite: East Tennessee State -12.5
• Moneyline favorite: East Tennessee State -1124
• Moneyline underdog: Citadel +697
• Over/Under: 145 points

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Betting the Over/Under: East Tennessee State vs. Citadel

• East Tennessee State and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's over/under (145 points) six times this season.
• There have been three Citadel games that finished with a combined score higher than 145 points this season.
• Together, the two teams combine for 148.8 points per game, 3.8 points more than the over/under of 145 for this matchup.
• These two teams give up a combined 143.3 points per game, 1.7 less than this contest's over/under.
• East Tennessee State has a 146.1 average over/under in its games this season, 1.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
• Citadel's games have an average over/under of 146.2 points this season, 1.2 more points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: East Tennessee State vs. Citadel

• Against the spread, East Tennessee State is 6-5-0 this year.
• The Buccaneers have been favored by 12.5 points or more once this season and covered the spread.
• Citadel has played 10 games, with three wins against the spread.
• The Bulldogs have an against the spread record of 3-2 in their five games when underdogs by 12.5 points or more this season.
• Citadel has not covered the spread at home, and is 0-3 overall there, this season.
• East Tennessee State is 1-4 overall, with only one win against the spread, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: East Tennessee State vs. Citadel

• This season, East Tennessee State has been moneyline favorites eight times and won five of those games.
• The Buccaneers have played as a favorite of -1124 or more once this season and won that game.
• East Tennessee State has a 91.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Citadel has been posted as the moneyline underdog nine times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• This season, the Bulldogs have been a moneyline underdog of -1124 or more five times, losing every contest.
• Citadel has an implied victory probability of 12.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.