East Tennessee State vs. Samford Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers (12-6, 4-1 SoCon) visit the Samford Bulldogs (9-9, 2-3 SoCon) at Pete Hanna Center, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Bulldogs are 2.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 147.5 points.

East Tennessee State enters this game after a 72-68 loss to Western Carolina on Wednesday. Brian Taylor II totaled 23 points, six rebounds and two assists for East Tennessee State. Samford's last contest was a 77-73 loss to Furman on Wednesday. Dylan Faulkner's team-high 19 points paced Samford in the loss.

East Tennessee State vs. Samford Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
• Where: Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama
• Spread favorite: East Tennessee State -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: East Tennessee State -145
• Moneyline underdog: Samford +118
• Over/Under: 147.5 points

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• TV Channel: CBS Sports Network
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Betting the Over/Under: East Tennessee State vs. Samford

• East Tennessee State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (147.5 points) eight times this season.
• This season, 11 of Samford's games have finished with a combined score higher than 147.5 points.
• Together, the two teams combine for 155.9 points per game, 8.4 points more than the total of 147.5 for this matchup.
• The 142.9 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 4.6 fewer than the 147.5 total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in East Tennessee State's games is 2.8 fewer points than the over/under of 147.5 in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 6.6 points lower than the average over/under in Samford's games this season (154.1 points).

Betting the Spread: East Tennessee State vs. Samford

• Against the spread, East Tennessee State is 8-8-0 this year.
• The Buccaneers have been favored by 2.5 points or more 13 times this season and are 7-6 ATS in those games.
• Samford has six wins against the spread in 16 games this season.
• The Bulldogs have covered the spread once this year when underdogs by 2.5 points or more (in five chances).
• Samford has one win against the spread, and is 3-2 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Samford is winless ATS (0-3) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater.
• East Tennessee State has two wins against the spread, and are 2-5 overall, on the road.
• East Tennessee State has one win ATS (1-3) away from home as 2.5-point favorites or more.

Betting the Moneyline: East Tennessee State vs. Samford

• This season, East Tennessee State has been moneyline favorites 13 times and won nine, or 69.2%, of those games.
• This season, the Buccaneers have won nine of their 13 games, or 69.2%, when favored by at least -145 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 59.2% chance of a victory for East Tennessee State.
• Samford has been posted as the moneyline underdog seven times this season but has yet walk away from any of those games with an upset.
• The Bulldogs have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +118 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Samford has a 45.9% chance of walking away with the win.