A key college basketball betting odds battle sees the away Tennessee State Tigers taking on the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Wednesday.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars as 7.5-point underdogs on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.
Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This college basketball season, the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars are 5-16 overall and 8-9 ATS, while the Tennessee State Tigers are 12-8 and 7-10 ATS. As for the betting totals, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville boasts a 6-10-1 on the OU, and Tennessee State is 8-9.
The Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars sit at No. 282 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Tennessee State Tigers sit at No. 217 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's No. 230-ranked scoring average of 67.76 PPG, against a Tennessee State Tigers defense rated No. 67 and allowing 67.7 PPG. The Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars FG% has averaged 40% to date this season, less than the Tennessee State Tigers shooters have managed so far (43.58% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Tigers endured a 86-79 loss at the hands of the Gamecocks on Saturday, despite a 19-point effort from Tahjere McCall at Gentry Complex.
The Cougars got 18 points from Tre Harris, but it was Tennessee-Martin that prevailed in a 75-67 final on Saturday at Skyhawk Arena.
- Tennessee State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee State's last 5 games
- Tennessee State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Tennessee State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville's last 7 games
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games at home
- Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee State
Next Betting Matchups
Tennessee State home to Belmont, Saturday, January 28th
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Eastern Illinois, Saturday, January 28th
