NEWSLETTER
The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (10-6, 3-2 OVC) will attempt to extend a three-game win streak when they host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-7, 4-1 OVC) at 5:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 11, 2025 as 5.5-point favorites. The Golden Eagles have won five games in a row. The matchup has an over/under of 137.
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Who Will Win SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee Tech?
SIU-Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
SIU-Edwardsville has a 3-0 record against the spread in games it was favored by 5.5 points or more this season.
Tennessee Tech is 2-3 against the spread when an underdog by 5.5 points or more this season.
The two teams average a combined 8.6 more points per game (145.6) than this game’s over/under of 137 points.
SIU-Edwardsville and Tennessee Tech have seen its opponents average a combined 2.4 more points per game than the over/under of 137 set in this game.
The average over/under SIU-Edwardsville has had set in matchups this year is 0.4 more points than this outing’s point total.
The average point total for the Golden Eagles this year is 10.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Cougars’ ATS record is 8-5-0 this season.
The Golden Eagles have gone 6-7-1 ATS this season.
SIU-Edwardsville Stats & Insights
SIU-Edwardsville is outscoring opponents by 7.2 points per game with a +114 scoring differential overall. It puts up 72.3 points per game (249th in college basketball) and gives up 65.1 per contest (43rd in college basketball).
SIU-Edwardsville wins the rebound battle by 3.9 boards on average. It collects 36.2 rebounds per game, which ranks 39th in college basketball, while its opponents pull down 32.3 per outing.
The Cougars connect on 8.1 three-pointers per game (154th in college basketball) at a 33% rate (227th in college basketball), compared to the 8.1 their opponents make while shooting 34% from deep.
SIU-Edwardsville puts up 91.8 points per 100 possessions (271st in college basketball), while giving up 82.8 points per 100 possessions (26th in college basketball).
The Cougars are scoring 81.1 points per game this season when playing at home, which is 17.1 more points than they’re averaging in away games (64).
Tennessee Tech Stats & Insights
Tennessee Tech has a -15 scoring differential, putting up 73.3 points per game (237th in college basketball) and giving up 74.3 (262nd in college basketball).
The 31.5 rebounds per game Tennessee Tech accumulates rank 256th in the nation, 4.8 fewer than the 36.3 its opponents record.
Tennessee Tech knocks down 10.3 three-pointers per game (27th in college basketball), 2.8 more than its opponents.
Tennessee Tech averages 92.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (262nd in college basketball), and gives up 93.4 points per 100 possessions (244th in college basketball).
The Golden Eagles score 82 points per game at home, and 68.9 on the road.
SIU-Edwardsville Key Players to Watch
The leader in points and assists for the Cougars is Ray’Sean Taylor, who scores 17.6 points and dishes out 4.4 assists per game.
Ring Malith is SIU-Edwardsville’s best rebounder, grabbing an average of 6.6 boards in each contest while scoring 9.7 points per game.
Taylor makes more threes per game than any other member of the Cougars, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 3.1 per contest.
Taylor and Arnas Sakenis lead SIU-Edwardsville on the defensive end, with Taylor leading the team in steals averaging 1.6 per game and Sakenis in blocks averaging 1.6 per contest.
Tennessee Tech Key Players to Watch
Rodney Johnson Jr. is the top scorer for the Golden Eagles with 14.6 points per game. Johnson also tacks on 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.
Tennessee Tech’s leader in rebounds is Daniel Egbuniwe with 6.7 per game, and its leader in assists is Jaylon Johnson with 5.1 per game.
Kyle Layton is the top scorer from deep for the Golden Eagles, hitting 2.3 threes per game.
Tennessee Tech’s leader in steals is Jaylon Johnson (1.7 per game), and its leader in blocks is Egbuniwe (1.2 per game).
SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee Tech Prediction
SIU-Edwardsville 73, Tennessee Tech 68
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