Tennessee State vs Eastern Illinois Prediction 2/13/25 College Basketball Picks

The Tennessee State Tigers and the Eastern Illinois Panthers meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Lantz Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction.

Tennessee State Recap

The Tennessee State Tigers come into this game looking to add on to their 84-76 win over Lindenwood last time out to improve to 11-13 on the year. After this game, Tennessee State will head on the road for a game against SIU-Edwardsville.

Tigers Win 6 Of Last 7

Brandon Weston leads the Tigers in scoring with 16 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while Aaron Nkrumah has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 5.4 RPG and 3.3 APG to lead the Tigers on the glass this season. Carlous Williams has 10.2 PPG as well with 4.4 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee State this season. Travis Harper II has 9.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Ronald Jessamy has 9.5 PPG with 5.5 RPG in 18 games while Justus Jackson has 8.5 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Tigers in assists so far this season. As a team, Tennessee State is averaging 80.1 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 31% from three, and 67.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tennessee State Tigers will win

• Tennessee State has won each of its last six games against Eastern Illinois.
• Eastern Illinois has lost each of its last five home games.

Eastern Illinois Recap

The Eastern Illinois Panthers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 59-54 loss to Tennessee Tech last time out to sit at 8-17 on the year. After this game, Eastern Illinois will welcome UT-Martin to town.

Panthers Lose Back-To-Back Games

Nakyel Shelton leads the Panthers in scoring with 15.9 PPG along with 5 RPG while Kooper Jacobi has 12.7 PPG with a team-high 9.3 RPG to lead the Panthers in rebounding up to this point in the year. Zion Fruster has 12 PPG with 3.1 RPG and Artese Stapleton has 10.2 PPG with 2.6 APG in 18 games played so far this season to round out the scoring in double figures for Eastern Illinois up to this point in the year. As a team, Eastern Illinois is averaging 66.8 PPG on 41.8% shooting from the field, 31.7% from three, and 65.2% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Eastern Illinois Panthers will win

• Eastern Illinois has won nine of its last 10 games at First Mid Court at Groniger Arena following a road loss.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Eastern Illinois’ last six night games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 139 or fewer points.
• Seven of Tennessee State’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 149+ points.

Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois Prediction

I’m on Tennessee State in this one. The Tigers are the team simply in better form coming into this game and I have real concerns about Eastern Illinois offensively after being held to 54 points last time out and 41 points the game before that. The Panthers do have the slight edge of being at home, but that’s not going to be enough to match Tennessee State offensively and what the Tigers are bringing to the table. Give me Tennessee State in this one, laying the points.