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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 5, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET

Venue: Hooper Eblen Center — Cookeville, TN

Article updated Jan 4, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Eastern Illinois is on the road playing Tennessee Tech at the Hooper Eblen Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Tennessee Tech -3.5 was the opening favorite and

Game outlook

Eastern Illinois is on the road playing Tennessee Tech at the Hooper Eblen Arena stadium on Thursday, 1/5/2023 @ 8:30pm EST. Tennessee Tech -3.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Tennessee Tech -4.

Eastern Illinois Highlights

With a power ranking of 178, Eastern Illinois is ranked #287 in offense (scoring an average of 67.86 per game), #157 in defense (allowing an average of 67.93 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-9 (8-5 ATS) this season.

Tennessee Tech Highlights

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles has a power ranking of 356 and are #206 for offense (scoring an average of 70.86 per game), #276 for defense (giving up an average of 67.93 points per game) and 4-10 (5-5-1 ATS) overall. Eastern Illinois went 3-0 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Tennessee Tech.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be E.ILL 71.75, TNTEC 63.75. 50% of SportsJaw players predict Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Tennessee Tech will win, eastern illinois will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Panthers 75 to Golden Eagles 87.

Staff Prediction

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Our prediction: Panthers 75 to Golden Eagles 87.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Panthers vs Golden Eagles archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Panthers vs Golden Eagles matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Eastern Illinois Panthers+147 → +160Moved
  • Moneyline · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles-160 → -185Moved
  • Spread · Eastern Illinois Panthers+3.5 (-110) → +4 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles-3.5 (-110) → -4 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over136 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under136 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Eastern Illinois Panthers
13-20 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
13-18 matchup record · 4-5-1 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-05T03:14:59.468Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-10Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 73 · Eastern Illinois Panthers 62
  • 2022-02-07Eastern Illinois Panthers 58 · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 84
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 70-49

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles defeated Eastern Illinois Panthers 70-49 on January 5, 2023, a 21-point decision in the series. Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 37-26. Against SportsJaw's recorded Eastern Illinois Panthers +4 (-110) spread, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles covered, while the 119 combined points finished under the recorded total of 135.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Eastern Illinois Panthers +4.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 135.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles -4.5 (-110)Win