VMI at East Tennessee State 1/18/21 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The VMI Keydets visit Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee on Monday to play the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. VMI improved to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the Southern Conference following its 110-103 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. Jake Stevens was the leading scorer for VMI with 33 points and the Keydets scored 100 or more points for the third time this season.

Greg Parham is the leader in scoring and assists for VMI with averages of 18.4 points and 3.8 assists per game, while Myles Lewis is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.4 rebounds per game. VMI has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is shooting 47.2% overall and 39.6% from 3-point territory.

East Tennessee State dropped to 6-5 overall and 2-1 in the Southern Conference following its 78-66 lost to Furman on Saturday. The Buccaneers trailed by just two points at halftime but were outscored 41-31 after the break to lose by a dozen. Serrel Smith and Vonnie Patterson were the leading scorers for East Tennessee State with 13 points each.

Ladarrius Brewer is the leading scorer for East Tennessee State with an average of 16.3 points per game, while Silas Adheke is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.1 per game and David Sloan is the leader in assists with an average of 3.9 per game. East Tennessee State is shooting 47.7% overall and 30.6% from 3-point territory.