The Samford Bulldogs (19-5, 9-2 SoCon) are traveling to face the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (14-10, 7-4 SoCon) for a contest between SoCon rivals at Freedom Hall Civic Center, starting at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

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Samford vs. East Tennessee State Game Info

• When: Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
• Where: Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee
• TV: ESPN+
• Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+

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Samford Stats Insights

• This season, the Bulldogs have a 47.5% shooting percentage from the field, which is 4.5% higher than the 43% of shots the Buccaneers’ opponents have hit.
• Samford is 18-1 when it shoots better than 43% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the 62nd-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Bulldogs sit at 188th.
• The 84.4 points per game the Bulldogs average are 17.6 more points than the Buccaneers allow (66.8).
• Samford has a 19-3 record when scoring more than 66.8 points.

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East Tennessee State Stats Insights

• East Tennessee State is 8-3 when it shoots higher than 43.5% from the field.
• The Buccaneers are the 62nd-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bulldogs sit at 75th.
• The Buccaneers put up only 0.3 more points per game (73.3) than the Bulldogs allow (73).
• East Tennessee State has a 14-9 record when giving up fewer than 84.4 points.

Samford Home & Away Comparison

• Samford is putting up 86.9 points per game this year at home, which is 5.4 more points than it is averaging away from home (81.5).
• In home games, the Bulldogs are ceding 12.2 fewer points per game (67.4) than on the road (79.6).
• When playing at home, Samford is sinking 2.2 more threes per game (12.3) than away from home (10.1). It also owns a better three-point percentage at home (38.4%) compared to on the road (37.6%).

East Tennessee State Home & Away Comparison

• East Tennessee State is scoring more points at home (78.2 per game) than away (67.5).
• In 2024-25 the Buccaneers are giving up 3.8 fewer points per game at home (65) than away (68.8).
• East Tennessee State makes more 3-pointers at home (8.8 per game) than away (8.7). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (35%) than away (33.9%).

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