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Tennessee St. Tigers vs Southern Indiana Predictions January 4, 2024

Game time: January 4, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: Screaming Eagles Arena — Evansville, IN

Article updated Jan 4, 1:35 AM EST

By SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Tennessee St. Tigers are traveling to play the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/4/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Tennessee St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Tennessee St. Tigers are traveling to play the Southern Indiana at the Screaming Eagles Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/4/2024 @ 8:30pm EST. Tennessee St. is the betting favorite opening at -3.5 and the line hasn't moved.

Tigers vs Screaming Eagles Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Screaming Eagles to win tonight's game by 10 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Indiana to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 143 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Tennessee St. 72 to Southern Indiana 82

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Tennessee St. Tigers and Southern Indiana, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Southern Indiana to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Tennessee St. will win straight-up is 63%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TN.ST 75, USI 68.

OddsShark predicts Tennessee State will win, southern indiana will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Tennessee St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 296, Tennessee St. is ranked #118 in offense (scoring an average of 77.60 per game), #258 in defense (allowing an average of 73.80 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-7 (3-8 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Tigers hit an average of 44.44% of their field goals (ranked #204) and 73.70% of their free throws (ranked #84) and makes an average of 32.94% of their three pointers ranked #213 in the NCAAB). They average 36.33 rebounds per game (ranked # 200) and average 13.13 offensive assists and 12.40 turnovers per game (ranked # 213 and 196 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Tennessee St. allows an average of 43.02% field goals (ranked #188) and 73.70% free throws (ranked #304 in the NCAAB) The Tigers allow an average of 35.29% of the three pointers (ranked #301) and averages 36.60 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.60) Finally, the Tigers average 11.93 defensive assists and 14.53 turnovers per game (ranked # 128 and 63 respectively).

Southern Indiana Key Betting Stats

Southern Indiana has a power ranking of 342 and are #331 for offense (scoring an average of 66.79 per game), #208 for defense (giving up an average of 72.14 points per game) and 4-11 (6-6 ATS) overall. Tennessee St. went 1-1 (1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Southern Indiana.

For offense, the Screaming Eagles hit an average of 40.46% of their field goals (ranked #329) and 69.71% of their free throws (ranked #228) and makes an average of 31.10% of their three pointers (ranked #277 in the NCAAB). They average 37.86 rebounds per game (ranked # 128) and average 12.79 offensive assists and 14.07 turnovers per game (ranked # 236) and 310 respectively).

On defense, Southern Indiana allows an average of 41.16% field goals (ranked #98) and 71.88% free throws (ranked #238 in the NCAAB) The Screaming Eagles allow an average of 32.65% of the three pointers (ranked #179) and averages 36.93 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.93) Finally, the Screaming Eagles average 13.14 defensive assists and 11.29 turnovers per game (ranked # 218 and 295 respectively).

Betting Summary

Tennessee St. has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Southern Indiana to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 143 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Tigers vs Southern Indiana archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Crowd vs qualified handicappers

No qualifying consensus sample is available yet.

Qualified handicappers need at least 20 graded picks and a 52.5% win rate. A market needs at least three current qualified picks. Selection share is not a win probability.

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Tennessee St. Tigers-148 → -168Moved
  • Moneyline · Southern Indiana+120 → +145Moved
  • Spread · Tennessee St. Tigers-3.5 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Spread · Southern Indiana+3.5 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Unchanged
  • Total · Over143.5 (-110) → 143 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under143.5 (-110) → 143 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Tennessee St. Tigers
23-9 matchup record · 3-7-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Southern Indiana
ATS unavailable · O/U unavailable
Last 0 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-04T06:35:31.237Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Tennessee St. Tigers and Southern Indiana, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-25Southern Indiana 93 · Tennessee St. Tigers 81
  • 2023-02-02Tennessee St. Tigers 80 · Southern Indiana 76
  • 2023-01-28Lindenwood 66 · Tennessee St. Tigers 83
  • 2023-01-07Tennessee St. Tigers 60 · Lindenwood 57
  • 2021-12-04Tennessee St. Tigers 49 · Chicago State 59
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Indiana defeated Tennessee St. Tigers 69-67

Southern Indiana defeated Tennessee St. Tigers 69-67 on January 4, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Southern Indiana's strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 40-33. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tennessee St. Tigers -3.5 (-110) spread, Southern Indiana covered, while the 136 combined points finished under the recorded total of 143.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • BookieslayerTotal · Under 143.5 (-110)Win
  • JackCohenSpread · Southern Indiana -3.5 (-110)Win
  • FlyigglesflyTotal · Over 144.5 (-110)Loss
  • Lockpicker69Spread · Southern Indiana +3.5 (-110)Win
  • JtphamSpread · Southern Indiana +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Southern Indiana +3.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 142.75 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Southern Indiana +3.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 142.75 (-110)Loss
  • PurplebloodSpread · Tennessee St. Tigers -3.5 (-110)Loss
  • 72dolphinsSpread · Southern Indiana +3.5 (-110)Win