Tennessee-Martin looks to cover the Skyhawks-Panthers pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 3-23 mark when they host Eastern Illinois in college basketball action.

Tennessee-Martin will face the 10-14 Panthers, who own a 9-8 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Skyhawks are 9-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Panthers are 4-13 favoring the OVER.



View Eastern Illinois vs Tennessee-Martin Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Tennessee-Martin opened as 2.5-point underdogs in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Skyhawks, most recently No. 337 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Panthers, who rate No. 303 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 66-56 victory for the Panthers.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Panthers is ranked No. 260 in NCAA hoops at 32.9 per game. Contrast that with Tennessee-Martin’s No. 308 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Tennessee-Martin is the No. 332-ranked team in the country at 4.2 per game, while Eastern Illinois rates No. 279 at 5 per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Eastern Illinois owns the country's No. 189-rated mark, allowing 70.8 points per game on the highway. Tennessee-Martin, on the other hand, rates No. 246 in scoring at home.

Eastern Illinois was a 74-57 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against Tennessee Tech. They covered the 12-point spread as underdogs. The Panthers got 17 points from James Hollowell as Eastern Illinois ran past Tennessee Tech 74-57 on Thursday at Eblen Center.

Last time out for Tennessee-Martin, they were an 86-56 loser as they battled SE Missouri State on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a 11-point underdog. Tennessee-Martin was run off the court by the Redhawks on Thursday as SE Missouri State routed them 86-56 at Show Me Center.


Eastern Illinois Panthers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing SIU Edwardsville are 0-1
After playing Tennessee Tech are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 3-7
After playing SE Missouri State are 6-4
After a loss are 0-10

A few Panthers at Skyhawks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
Eastern Illinois is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
Eastern Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Tennessee-Martin's last 9 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Tennessee-Martin is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Eastern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee-Martin's last 5 games when playing at home against Eastern Illinois
Tennessee-Martin is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Eastern Illinois


Next up:
Eastern Illinois home to SIU Edwardsville, Wednesday, February 15
Tennessee-Martin at Kennesaw State, Tuesday, February 14