The Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-9, 2-0 OVC) will try to continue a four-game winning streak when hitting the road against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (4-11, 0-2 OVC) on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Hooper Eblen Center. It airs at 8:30 PM ET on ESPN. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Golden Eagles’ ( to win on the moneyline) game with the Panthers ().
This article refers to betting data current as of January 5, 2023 at 5:46 PM ET. Browse all the current odds for this outing in the table below and click here to get the best DraftKings Sportsbook deposit bonus!
Tennessee Tech Vs Eastern Illinois Betting Lines
Computer Picks
| Spread Pick | Eastern Illinois (+4) |
|---|---|
| Total Pick | Over (135.5) |
Predictions are calculated by a data-driven algorithm (raw power score) that ranks head-to-head matchup results within a closed network of games. Prediction confidence is determined by the delta between each team’s raw power score.
Tennessee Tech Vs Eastern Illinois Stat Rankings
| Tennessee Tech Avg. (Rank) | Eastern Illinois Avg. (Rank) | |
|---|---|---|
| 70.4 (218th) | Points Scored | 69.4 (243rd) |
| 73.6 (295th) | Points Allowed | 68.7 (184th) |
| 35.3 (141st) | Rebounds | 33.3 (241st) |
| 10.7 (118th) | Off. Rebounds | 9.1 (235th) |
| 8.3 (96th) | 3pt Made | 5.1 (341st) |
| 14.7 (93rd) | Assists | 13.7 (159th) |
| 13.1 (250th) | Turnovers | 13.3 (263rd) |
Tennessee Tech Vs Eastern Illinois Betting Trends
- The Golden Eagles have covered the spread five times in 12 games.
- This season, six of the Golden Eagles’ 12 games have gone over the point total.
- Tennessee Tech’s games have had more than 135.5 points scored on eight occasions this year.
- The total for this game is 135.5, and that’s 8.5 points fewer than the average total in Golden Eagles games thus far this season.
- Eastern Illinois has covered the spread seven times in 13 games.
- The Panthers have an ATS record of 6-3-1 as 4-point underdogs or greater.
- Out of 12 Tennessee Tech’s games so far this year, six have hit the over.
- Panthers games have gone over 135.5 points on seven occasions this year.
- The average total for Eastern Illinois’ games is 138.1 points, which is 2.6 more than this game’s over/under.
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Tennessee Tech Impact Players
- Jaylen Sebree leads the Golden Eagles with 12.7 points per contest and 6.5 rebounds, while also putting up 2.1 assists.
- Tyrone Perry is putting up 9.4 points, 2.3 assists and 2.4 rebounds per contest.
- Brett Thompson puts up 9.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3 assists per game, shooting 39.3% from the field and 36.8% from beyond the arc with 1.2 made 3-pointers per game.
- Erik Oliver averages 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, shooting 41.4% from the floor and 27% from beyond the arc with 1.1 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Jayvis Harvey posts 12.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Eastern Illinois Impact Players
- The Panthers receive 10.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game from Yaakema Rose Jr..
- Sincere Malone is No. 1 on the Panthers in rebounding (4.3 per game), and produces 6.9 points and 1.2 assists. He also puts up 2.1 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
- Caleb Donaldson gets the Panthers 8.9 points, 2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. He also posts 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
- The Panthers get 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game from Nick Ellington.
