South Carolina Upstate Spartans (2-4) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-2)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buccaneers -12.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina Upstate faces East Tennessee State after Mister Dean scored 21 points in South Carolina Upstate's 95-63 victory against the Southern Wesleyan Warriors.

East Tennessee State went 19-16 overall a season ago while going 10-4 at home. The Buccaneers averaged 71.5 points per game while allowing opponents to score 69.6 last season.

The Spartans are 0-3 on the road. South Carolina Upstate is third in the Big South with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Breylin Garcia averaging 4.0.

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