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| Tennessee State Tigers | SE Missouri State Redhawks |
| 2-15 | January 11, 2014, 06:30 | Show Me Center | 8-8 |
SE Missouri State will look to improve on its 8-8 record on Saturday when they host Tennessee State in NCAA basketball odds action at Show Me Center.
The Redhawks are 8-8 so far on the season, and 7-6 ATS vs. the number. The Tigers, meanwhile, are 2-15 and 7-5-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen SE Missouri State go 8-5 and the Tigers go 6-4-1 on the totals.
View Tennessee State Tigers vs SE Missouri State Redhawks Odds and Stats.
If you were backing the visitors in this one, the Tigers were listed as 9.5-point underdogs earlier in the day at Sportsbook.
This game puts the Redhawks, most recently No. 102 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Tigers, who rate No. 277 in the latest survey.
Tennessee State was a 74-66 loser in their most recent outing at home against Middle Tennessee. They covered the 9-point spread as underdogs. Patrick Miller scored 22 points in a futile effort to lead the Tigers to a win (they lost 74-66 to Middle Tennessee at Gentry Complex on Tuesday).
SE Missouri State was a 107-94 loser in their most recent outing at home against Belmont. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. SE Missouri State was scored on early and very often on Thursday, falling behind early and watching the score soar past the century mark in a 107-94 loss to Belmont.
How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features SE Missouri State's No. 16-ranked scoring average of 82.81 PPG, against a Tigers defense rated No. 203 and allowing 73.65 PPG. The Redhawks FG% has averaged 48.43% to date this season, more than the Tigers shooters have managed so far (40.93% per game).
A few Tigers at Redhawks trends to consider:
Tennessee State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Tennessee State is 2-17 SU in its last 19 games
Tennessee State is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Tennessee State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing SE Missouri State
SE Missouri State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
SE Missouri State is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
SE Missouri State is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
SE Missouri State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee State
Next up:
Tennessee State at Tennessee-Martin, Monday, January 13th
SE Missouri State at Morehead State, Thursday, January 16th
