SIU-Edwardsville vs Tennessee State Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for OVC Tournament

The No. 2 seed SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (20-11, 13-7 OVC) and the No. 3 seed Tennessee State Tigers (17-15, 12-8 OVC) meet in the OVC tournament Friday at Ford Center, tipping off at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Game time: 10:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPNU
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Arena: Ford Center

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State Picks and Prediction

All college basketball win probability predictions and picks are according to numberFire.
Prediction: SIU-Edwardsville win (54.2%)

Check out these betting trends and insights before you bet on Friday's SIU-Edwardsville-Tennessee State spread (SIU-Edwardsville -2.5) or over/under (140.5 points).

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SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• SIU-Edwardsville has compiled a 16-12-0 ATS record so far this year.
• Tennessee State is 16-13-0 ATS this season.
• SIU-Edwardsville covers the spread when it is a 2.5-point favorite or more 62.5% of the time. That's more often than Tennessee State covers as an underdog of 2.5 or more (50%).
• At home, the Cougars own a better record against the spread (8-4-0) compared to their ATS record in road games (7-8-0).
• The Tigers' winning percentage against the spread at home is .583 (7-5-0). On the road, it is .571 (8-6-0).
• Against the spread, in conference action, SIU-Edwardsville is 11-9-0 this season.
• Tennessee State's OVC record against the spread is 13-8-0.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State: Moneyline Betting Stats

• SIU-Edwardsville has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in 18 games this year and has walked away with the win 13 times (72.2%) in those games.
• This season, the Cougars have been victorious 12 times in 16 chances when named as a favorite of at least -152 or better on the moneyline.
• Tennessee State has gone 3-13 in games it was the underdog on the moneyline (winning 18.8% of those games).
• The Tigers are 1-10 (winning just 9.1% of their games) when they have played as a moneyline underdog of +126 or longer.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies SIU-Edwardsville has a 60.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State Head-to-Head Comparison

• SIU-Edwardsville is outscoring opponents by 6.2 points per game with a +191 scoring differential overall. It puts up 72.8 points per game (214th in college basketball) and allows 66.6 per outing (42nd in college basketball).
• SIU-Edwardsville's leading scorer, Ray'Sean Taylor, is 32nd in the country averaging 19.2 points per game.
• Tennessee State puts up 78.4 points per game (67th in college basketball) while giving up 73.3 per contest (221st in college basketball). It has a +161 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 5.1 points per game.
• Brandon Weston's 16 points per game leads Tennessee State and ranks 187th in college basketball.
• The Cougars come out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.6 boards. They are grabbing 34.6 rebounds per game (52nd in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 32 per outing.
• Ring Malith averages 7.3 rebounds per game (ranking 128th in college basketball) to lead the Cougars.
• The Tigers win the rebound battle by an average of 6.8 boards. They are pulling down 37.8 rebounds per game (sixth in college basketball) compared to their opponents' 31.
• Ron Jessamy's 5.8 rebounds per game lead the Tigers and rank 370th in college basketball.
• SIU-Edwardsville averages 93.7 points per 100 possessions (243rd in college basketball), while giving up 85.7 points per 100 possessions (19th in college basketball).
• The Tigers rank 227th in college basketball averaging 94.1 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 54th, allowing 88.1 points per 100 possessions.

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