Southern Illinois Salukis Home to Tennessee State Tigers in NCAA Basketball Betting

Tennessee State Tigers

vs

Southern Illinois Salukis
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 8:05 PM ET
SIU Arena

The Tennessee State Tigers will look to pick up a win while covering the point spread when they take on the Salukis in Southern Illinois at SIU Arena on Tuesday in college basketball betting odds action.

Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Illinois Salukis Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Southern Illinois Salukis as -15.5-point favorites on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting linemay have moved, check for updates

Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Illinois Salukis Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Southern Illinois Salukis are 6-4 so far on the season, and 6-2 ATS vs the number. The Tennessee State Tigers, meanwhile, are 2-7 and 1-3 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Southern Illinois go 0-1 and the Tennessee State Tigers go 0-1 on betting totals.

The Salukis - Tigers odds would favor the Salukis if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Southern Illinois is rated No. 98 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Tennessee State is at No. 310.

How Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Illinois Salukis Stats Matchup

When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Tennessee State Tigers rank No. 149 in NCAA Basketball Division 1 with 35.11 per game. That compares with Southern Illinois’s No. 174 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Southern Illinois is college basketball's No. 237-ranked team at 4.3 per game, while the Tennessee State Tigers rate No. 173 with 5.56 per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Marcus Roper scored 21 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 77-68 to Lipscomb at Allen Arena on Saturday).

The Salukis got 19 points from Anthony Beane as Southern Illinois ran past Chicago State 65-50 on Sunday at SIU Arena.

Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Illinois Salukis Betting Odds Trends

Tennessee State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Tennessee State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Southern Illinois is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Tennessee State at Hampton, Friday, December 19th
Southern Illinois at New Orleans, Friday, December 19th

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