Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 24, 2024

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

Tennessee Tech vs Eastern Illinois Betting Information
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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