Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Dec. 18
18 December 2025

The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-6, 0-0 OVC) face the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (5-6, 0-0 OVC) as just 2.5-point favorites on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 153.5 points.
Southeast Missouri State came out on top in its most recent outing 88-65 against Saint Xavier on Sunday. Marqueas Bell's team-high 19 points led Southeast Missouri State in the victory. Tennessee Tech enters this contest after a 101-69 win over Bethel (TN) on Saturday. Brandon Muntu's team-high 22 points paced Tennessee Tech in the victory.
Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech Odds and Game Time
- When: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET
- Where: Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee
- Spread favorite: Southeast Missouri State -2.5
- Moneyline favorite: Southeast Missouri State -162
- Moneyline underdog: Tennessee Tech +136
- Over/Under: 153.5 points
How to watch Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech
- Five of Southeast Missouri State's games this season have gone over Thursday's total of 153.5 points.
- In Tennessee Tech's eight games this season, four finished with more combined points than Thursday's total of 153.5.
- The point total for the game of 153.5 is 5.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Redhawks (78.5) and Golden Eagles (80.8).
- This matchup's over/under equals the 153.5 points per game these two teams have combined to surrender on average this year.
- Southeast Missouri State has seen a 154.1 average over/under in its games this season, 0.6 points more than the over/under in this contest.
- Tennessee Tech's games have an average over/under of 158.7 points this season, 5.2 more points than the over/under for this matchup.
Betting the Spread: Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech
- Southeast Missouri State has three wins against the spread in eight games this season.
- This season, the Redhawks are winless ATS when entering a game as a favorite of 2.5 points or more.
- Tennessee Tech is 5-3-0 against the spread this season.
- This year, the Golden Eagles have an ATS record of 5-2 in their seven games as an underdog of 2.5 points or more.
- Tennessee Tech is winless ATS (0-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or more at home.
- Southeast Missouri State is 1-4 overall, with two wins against the spread, on the road.
Betting the Moneyline: Southeast Missouri State vs. Tennessee Tech
- Southeast Missouri State has split the two games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
- The Redhawks have played as a favorite of -162 or more once this season and lost that game.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Southeast Missouri State has a 61.8% chance to win.
- Tennessee Tech has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in six games this year and has walked away with the win two times (33.3%) in those games.
- This season, the Golden Eagles have been a moneyline underdog of -162 or more four times, losing every contest.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Tennessee Tech has a 42.4% chance of walking away with the win.
