SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 22

The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (11-8, 4-4 OVC) host the Tennessee State Tigers (12-6, 6-2 OVC) at Sam M. Vadalabene Center, beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 22, 2026. The Cougars are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's point total is set at 144.5.

In its last time out, SIU-Edwardsville won on Saturday 68-55 over Southeast Missouri State. Arnas Sakenis scored a team-leading 19 points for SIU-Edwardsville in the win. Tennessee State's most recent contest on Saturday ended in a 73-67 win over Southern Indiana. Aaron Nkrumah scored a team-leading 24 points for Tennessee State in the victory.

SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET
• Where: Sam M. Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois
• Spread favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -1.5
• Moneyline favorite: SIU-Edwardsville -113
• Moneyline underdog: Tennessee State -107
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN U
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Betting the Over/Under: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State

• This season, five of SIU-Edwardsville's 16 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 144.5 points.
• In Tennessee State's 15 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 144.5.
• The over/under for the game of 144.5 is 10.2 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Cougars (73.3 points per game) and the Tigers (81.4 points per game).
• This game's total is 2.4 fewer points than the 142.1 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• This season the average over/under for SIU-Edwardsville's games is 138.9 points, 5.6 fewer than the over/under of 144.5 set for this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 13.4 points lower than the average over/under in Tennessee State's games this season of 157.9.

Betting the Spread: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State

• Against the spread, SIU-Edwardsville is 8-8-0 this season.
• The Cougars have been favored by 1.5 points or more 11 times this season and are 3-8 ATS in those games.
• Against the spread, Tennessee State is 9-6-0 this season.
• The Tigers are 6-1 ATS when underdogs by 1.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, SIU-Edwardsville has one win against the spread and is 2-4 overall.
• At home, SIU-Edwardsville has one win ATS (1-5) as a 1.5-point favorite or more.
• Tennessee State is 5-5 overall, and 7-3 against the spread, away from home.
• Tennessee State has two wins ATS (2-2) away from home as 1.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee State

• SIU-Edwardsville has entered the game as moneyline favorites 10 times this season and won four of those games.
• The Cougars have a record of 4-6, a 40% win rate, when favored by -113 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that SIU-Edwardsville has a 53.1% chance to win.
• Tennessee State has been a moneyline underdog in seven games this season and has come away with the win three times (42.9%) in those contests.
• The Tigers have a win-loss record of 3-4 with odds of -107 or worse this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tennessee State has a 51.7% chance of walking away with the win.