On Saturday at Hooper Eblen Center, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-19, 4-11 OVC) will play the Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-15, 7-8 OVC) — with Eastern Illinois’ Tiger Booker among the players to watch — tipping off at 4:00 PM ET. The Golden Eagles are currently slim 1-point favorites over the Panthers. The matchup has an over/under of 132.5.
Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Betting Lines
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Tech | -1 | 132.5 points |
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Eastern Illinois (+1) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (132.5) |
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Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Stat Rankings
| Tennessee Tech Avg. (Rank) | Eastern Illinois Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 67.9 (318th) | Points Scored | 68.9 (300th) |
| 73.6 (230th) | Points Allowed | 67.1 (55th) |
| (1st) | Rebounds | (1st) |
| 4.8 (362nd) | Off. Rebounds | 8.8 (176th) |
| 6.2 (294th) | 3pt Made | 5.5 (335th) |
| 12.4 (245th) | Assists | 13.1 (179th) |
| 11.2 (168th) | Turnovers | 9.8 (51st) |
Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Betting Trends
- The Golden Eagles have beaten the spread 12 times in 25 games.
- As a 1-point favorite or greater, Tennessee Tech has one win ATS (1-1) this season.
- The Golden Eagles have seen 10 of their 25 games go over the point total.
- Tennessee Tech and its opponent have broken the 132.5-point mark 15 times this season.
- Golden Eagles games average 141.5 total points this season, 9.0 points less than the over/under for this matchup.
- Eastern Illinois has 13 wins in 24 games against the spread this season.
- The Panthers’ ATS record as 1-point underdogs or greater is 8-9.
- Out of 25 Tennessee Tech’s games so far this season, 10 have hit the over.
- Panthers games have gone over 132.5 points on 11 occasions this year.
- The average total for Eastern Illinois’ games is 136.1 points, 3.6 more than this game’s over/under.
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Tennessee Tech Impact Players
- Josiah Davis averages 12.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Defensively, he posts 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- Daniel Egbuniwe paces his team in rebounds per game (5.6), and also puts up 7.1 points and 1.9 assists. Defensively, he posts 0.9 steals and 1.1 blocked shots.
- Rodney Johnson Jr. averages 11.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest, shooting 46.1% from the floor.
- Diante Wood is putting up 8.8 points, 2.3 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.
Eastern Illinois Impact Players
- The Panthers receive 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Kyndall Davis.
- Nakyel Shelton is No. 1 on the Panthers in rebounding (4.6 per game), and produces 10.6 points and 1.8 assists. He also posts 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- The Panthers get 9.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Corey Sawyer Jr.
- Kooper Jacobi is putting up 10.5 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, making 43.9% of his shots from the field.
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