UT Martin vs Tennessee State Prediction 1/21/25 College Basketball Picks

The UT-Martin Skyhawks and the Tennessee State Tigers meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Gentry Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UT-Martin vs. Tennessee State prediction.

UT-Martin Recap

The UT-Martin Skyhawks come into this game looking to add to an 85-82 win over SIU-Edwardsville to improve to 9-10 on the year. After this game, UT-Martin will head back home for a game against Tennessee Tech.

Skyhawks Win Back-To-Back And Four Of Last Five

Tarence Guinyard leads the Skyhawks in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 4.5 RPG and 2.4 APG while Josue Grullon has 14.6 PPG with 4 RPG and Vladimer Salaridze has 10.1 PPG with a team-high 8.2 RPG to lead the Skyhawks on the glass and to round out the trio of double-digit scorers for UT-Martin so far this season. Matija Zuzic has 8.4 PPG with 3.1 RPG while Afan Trnka has 8.2 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Skyhawks In the assist department so far this season. As a team, UT-Martin is averaging 76.8 PPG on 42.4% shooting from the field, 32.8% from three and 70% from the foul line this season.

Why the UT Martin Skyhawks will win 

• Tennessee State has lost each of its last six night games.
• The road team has won five of the last six games between UT Martin and Tennessee State.

Tennessee State Recap

The Tennessee State Tigers come into this game looking to build on their 84-65 win over Eastern Illinois last time out to improve to 6-12 on the year. After this game, Tennessee State will welcome Tennessee Tech to town.

Tigers Looking For Consistency

Brandon Weston leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 16.4 PPG along with 5.2 RPG while Travis Harper II has 10.1 PPG with 3.8 RPG in 10 games played so far this season and Carlous Williams has 10.1 PPG with 4 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Tennessee State up to this point in the year. Aaron Nkrumah has 9.8 PPG with 5.1 RPG and 2.7 APG and Justus Jackson has 8.5 PPG with 2.7 RPG and a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department as well on the year. Ronald Jessamy also has 8.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Tennessee State is averaging 79.1 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 30% from three, and 65.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Tennessee State Tigers will win

• Tennessee State has won each of its last five games at Gentry Center following a home win.
• UT Martin has lost six of its last eight night games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Tennessee State’s last three home games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 149+ points.
• Six of UT Martin’s last eight night games against non-AP-ranked opponents at Gentry Center have produced a total of 143 or fewer points.

UT-Martin vs. Tennessee State Prediction

I’m on the over here. UT-Martin is the better offensive unit and they dominate on the offensive glass, so I think they could definitely do some damage here and score some second-chance points while also forcing Tennessee State into some turnovers and getting some fast-break points. However, Tennessee State can also score as they have the best 2-point offense in the conference against UT-Martin’s 10th-ranked 2-point defense out of 11 teams. I think this is going to be a high-scoring affair so give me the over here.