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Western Kentucky at Tennessee Tech

Men's college basketball preview

Updated Sat, Nov 7 · 5:41 AM ET

Western Kentucky2-0 · Conference USA
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Tennessee Tech1-1 · SoCon

Sun, Nov 8 · 3:00 PM ET · ESPN+

Hooper Eblen Center · Cookeville, TN

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GordStats likes Western Kentucky by 5.3, 68% to win. No book line yet.

WKU 68%win chanceTenn. Tech 32%
GordStatsWKU by 5.368% to win · WKU 82–Tenn. Tech 76
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Unit vs Unit

  • Western Kentucky's three-point shooting (115th) meets Tennessee Tech's three-point defense (354th).
  • Western Kentucky's defensive rebounding (79th) meets Tennessee Tech's offensive rebounding (239th).

National rank on each side, 1st the best; the longer bar has the edge.

Western Kentucky Offense vs Tennessee Tech Defense

WKU offTenn. Tech def
Adj. efficiency
119th108.1306th110.8
Effective FG%
159th50.7%358th68.3%
Turnovers
41st8.8%117th19.3%
Offensive rebounding
126th33.3%330th42.9%
Free-throw rate
301st21.7%325th53.3%
3-point %
115th35.7%354th50.0%

Western Kentucky: 72.2 possessions a game (95th fastest) · 41% of shots from three

Tennessee Tech Offense vs Western Kentucky Defense

Tenn. Tech offWKU def
Adj. efficiency
160th105.3113th102.7
Effective FG%
99th55.3%91st42.2%
Turnovers
131st15.4%125th19.0%
Offensive rebounding
239th27.0%79th23.1%
Free-throw rate
212th30.3%59th20.7%
3-point %
217th28.1%67th21.9%

Tennessee Tech: 71.8 possessions a game (121st fastest) · 48% of shots from three

Bart Torvik's adjusted figures, ranked across Division I. Every team: Team Stats.

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Western Kentucky

  • W82–48vs Kentucky Wesleyan—
  • W83–58vs Morehead St.+12

Tennessee Tech

  • W117–70vs Blue Mountain Christian—
  • L88–106at Mississippi St.0

The last column is the margin against our line before kickoff: + beat it, − fell short.

What These Numbers Mean
Adj. efficiency
Points per 100 possessions against an average D-I team on a neutral floor: the offense's scored, the defense's allowed.
Effective FG%
Field-goal percentage with a made three counted as 1.5 makes.
Turnovers
Per possession: the offense's committed, the defense's forced.
Offensive rebounding
The share of its own misses the offense gets back, against the share the defense lets its opponents get back.
Free-throw rate
Free throws attempted per field-goal attempt: drawn by the offense, allowed by the defense.