Tennessee State vs Western Kentucky Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/10/24

The Tennessee State Tigers and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Diddle Arena. Here’s a Tennessee State vs Western Kentucky prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Tennessee State vs Western Kentucky pick. We will examine:

The Tennessee State Tigers’ recent form and player performance

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Tennessee State Tigers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Recent betting trends in games played between Tennessee State and Western Kentucky

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Tennessee State vs Western Kentucky game

Tennessee State Tigers Betting Preview

This year the Tigers started on a .500 run through their first six games, losing to Colorado State, Wyoming, and Howard in that time. Tennessee State has since lost three straight to Chattanooga, Bryant, and UNC Asheville.

In the UNC Asheville matchup on December 1, the Tigers were down 41-37 by the break. Tennessee State didn’t end up getting closer on a 51-37 second and lost 92-74. Leading team scorer Antoine Lorick finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Betting Preview

Over on the Western Kentucky side, they went 3-3 over their first six games as well. The Hilltoppers fell to Wichita State, Grand Canyon, and Kentucky at that time. WKU has beaten Marshall and Evansville in their last pair, however.

On Saturday in the Evansville game, the Hilltoppers were in trouble at halftime with a 33-32 deficit. Western Kentucky hit a 47-32 stretch from there in a 79-65 win. Doubling up to lead the team was Babacar Faye with 19 points and 12 rebounds. WKU will take on Murray State, Seattle, and Michigan after this game.

Why the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers will win

• Western Kentucky has won each of its last eight Tuesday games at E. A. Diddle Arena.
• Tennessee State has lost 21 of its last 23 road night games against non-Conference opponents.

Why the Tennessee State Tigers will win

• Western Kentucky has lost the first half in four of its last five home games against non-Conference opponents.

Tennessee State vs Western Kentucky Prediction

I’ll stay with Western Kentucky. The Hilltoppers didn’t start out very well against a struggling Evansville team in their last outing, but everything worked out well. WKU ended up with 44.3 percent shooting from the field and a 41-37 rebounding edge in the win. That makes 68 or more points in all but one game this year (66 in the outlier), and a combined 169 points in the last pair for Western Kentucky.

As for Tennessee State, they got a couple of nice performances off the bench in their latest loss versus UNC Asheville, but just one starter finished in double-digit points. The Tigers are scoring well lately with 74 or more points in three straight. Tennessee State has also given up 85 or more points on the other side in all three of those games, though. WKU should have plenty of openings on Tuesday.