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Tennessee St. vs Western Illinois Predictions

Game time: March 7, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Ford Center — Evansville, IN

Article updated Mar 7, 10:35 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Tennessee St. Tigers are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Ford Center stadium on Thursday, 3/7/2024 @ 7:30pm EST. Western Illinois is the

Game outlook

The Tennessee St. Tigers are traveling to play the Western Illinois Leathernecks at the Ford Center stadium on Thursday, 3/7/2024 @ 7:30pm EST. Western Illinois is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is Western Illinois -3.

Tigers vs Leathernecks Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Leathernecks to win tonight's game by 9 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 133 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Tennessee St. 68 to Western Illinois 77

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

54% of SportsJaw predicts Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Western Illinois will win straight-up is 60%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TN.ST 63.5, W.ILL 69.5.

OddsShark predicts Western Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

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Tennessee St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 277, Tennessee St. is ranked #203 in offense (scoring an average of 73.00 per game), #167 in defense (allowing an average of 71.55 points to be scored against them per game) and are 18-14 (11-17 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Tigers hit an average of 44.51% of their field goals (ranked #191) and 75.39% of their free throws (ranked #55) and makes an average of 32.70% of their three pointers ranked #256 in the NCAAB). They average 34.68 rebounds per game (ranked # 224) and average 12.06 offensive assists and 13.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 276 and 303 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Tennessee St. allows an average of 42.26% field goals (ranked #92) and 73.10% free throws (ranked #263 in the NCAAB) The Tigers allow an average of 33.56% of the three pointers (ranked #186) and averages 35.19 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.19) Finally, the Tigers average 11.39 defensive assists and 13.06 turnovers per game (ranked # 63 and 92 respectively).

Western Illinois Key Betting Stats

Western Illinois Leathernecks has a power ranking of 230 and are #291 for offense (scoring an average of 69.48 per game), #21 for defense (giving up an average of 65.35 points per game) and 20-11 (14-12-1 ATS) overall. Tennessee St. went 1-1 (1-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Western Illinois.

For offense, the Leathernecks hit an average of 43.35% of their field goals (ranked #264) and 61.80% of their free throws (ranked #360) and makes an average of 32.80% of their three pointers (ranked #251 in the NCAAB). They average 42.03 rebounds per game (ranked # 5) and average 12.77 offensive assists and 13.03 turnovers per game (ranked # 207) and 293 respectively).

On defense, Western Illinois allows an average of 40.42% field goals (ranked #19) and 71.90% free throws (ranked #191 in the NCAAB) The Leathernecks allow an average of 29.70% of the three pointers (ranked #11) and averages 33.71 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 33.71) Finally, the Leathernecks average 10.39 defensive assists and 10.16 turnovers per game (ranked # 18 and 323 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Western Illinois Leathernecks to cover the 3 point spread and the total to go over 133 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 published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Tennessee St. Tigers+105 → +130Moved
  • Moneyline · Western Illinois Leathernecks-125 → -151Moved
  • Spread · Tennessee St. Tigers+2 (-110) → +3 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Western Illinois Leathernecks-2 (-110) → -3 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over134.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under134.5 (-110) → 132.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Tennessee St. Tigers
13-12 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 5-4-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Western Illinois Leathernecks
14-11 matchup record · 5-4-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-08T03:35:24.911Z). 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 Western Illinois Leathernecks, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-02-17Western Illinois Leathernecks 68 · Tennessee St. Tigers 61
  • 2024-01-20Tennessee St. Tigers 58 · Western Illinois Leathernecks 57
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated Tennessee St. Tigers 61-59

Western Illinois Leathernecks defeated Tennessee St. Tigers 61-59 on March 7, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Western Illinois Leathernecks' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 31-29. Against SportsJaw's recorded Tennessee St. Tigers +3 (-110) spread, Tennessee St. Tigers covered, while the 120 combined points finished under the recorded total of 132.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DemarcusBryantSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -2.5 (-110)Loss
  • Teddy718Spread · Tennessee St. Tigers -2.5 (-110)Win
  • SimonsaysTotal · Over 134.5 (-110)Loss
  • NutinbutlocksSpread · Tennessee St. Tigers -2.5 (-110)Win
  • JohnmiznerSpread · Tennessee St. Tigers +3 (-110)Win
  • MoneymouthTotal · Over 133 (-110)Loss
  • DoclocksSpread · Western Illinois Leathernecks -3 (-110)Loss