Tennessee Tech (14-14) vs Tennessee State (14-14)
February 22, 2025 at 02:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Tennessee Tech -1.5 — Over/Under: 151.5
The Tennessee State Tigers and the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Hooper Eblen Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech prediction.
Matchup History
The Tennessee State Tigers won the first meeting between these two teams by a final score of 89-77 at home back on January 23rd, 2025, making it five straight meetings where the home team won and covered the point spread.
Tennessee State Recap
The Tennessee State Tigers come into this game looking to add to their 86-75 road win over UT-Martin in their last game to improve to 13-14 on the year. After this game, Tennessee State will head home to close out the regular season with back-to-back home games starting with a date with Morehead State.
Tigers Win 8 Of Last 10 After Knocking Off Skyhawks
Brandon Weston leads the Tigers in scoring with 16 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while Aaron Nkrumah has 11.3 PPG with 5.4 RPG and 3.1 APG this season. Carlous Williams has 10.3 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 9.9 PPG with 3.9 RPG and Ronald Jessamy has 9.4 PPG with 5.9 RPG in 21 games to lead the Tigers in rebounding while Justus Jackson has 8.5 PPG with 2.4 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 79.5 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 32.4% from three, and 67.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Tennessee State Tigers will win
- Tennessee State has won eight of its last 10 games.
- Tennessee Tech has lost four of its last five day games after coming off overtime.
Tennessee Tech Recap
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles come into this game looking to add on to their 71-66 win over UT-Martin last time out to sit at 14-14 on the year. After this game, Tennessee Tech will head home for a matchup with Western Illinois.
Golden Eagles Looking To Defend Home Court
Jaylon Johnson leads the Golden Eagles in scoring and assists with 13.3 PPG and 4.8 APG along with 4.1 RPG while Rodney Johnson has 13.2 PPG with 5.7 RPG this season. Daniel Egbuniwe has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles on the glass and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for Tennessee Tech so far this season. Kyle Layton’s also chipped in 8.6 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 2 APG while Ray Glasgow has 7.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Tennessee Tech is averaging 72.2 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 70.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles will win
- The home team has won nine of the last 10 games between Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech.
- Tennessee State has lost each of its last four games following a road win.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last eight games between Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech at Hooper Eblen Center have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
- Each of Tennessee State’s last eight games at Hooper Eblen Center have produced a total of 148 or fewer points.
Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech Prediction
I’m leaning towards Tennessee State here. The Golden Eagles have done a decent job of defending home court as of late, but I still think that the Tigers are the hotter team by a fair margin and the Tigers still boast the strongest offense in the OVC by a fair margin as well. I think that I trust Tennessee State’s scoring depth more in this matchup to sweep the head-to-head series in this one so give me Tennessee State on the road in this game.