Tennessee State vs. Southern Indiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Tennessee State Tigers (11-6, 5-2 OVC) host the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (4-13, 1-6 OVC) at Gentry Center, tipping off at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Tigers are 9.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 150.5 points.

Tennessee State is coming off of a 105-100 OT victory over Morehead State in its most recent game on Thursday. Aaron Nkrumah put up 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Tennessee State. In its most recent outing on Thursday, Southern Indiana earned a 71-54 victory against Tennessee Tech. Ismail Habib scored a team-leading 21 points for Southern Indiana in the win.

Tennessee State vs. Southern Indiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee State -9.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee State -552
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Indiana +400
• Over/Under: 150.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee State vs. Southern Indiana

• Tennessee State and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (150.5 points) seven times this season.
• There have been seven Southern Indiana games that ended with a combined score higher than 150.5 points this season.
• The total for the game of 150.5 is 1.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Tigers (81.9 points per game) and the Screaming Eagles (70.4 points per game).
• This matchup's over/under is 1.4 less than the 151.9 points these two teams combine to give up per game.
• This season, the average over/under for Tennessee State's games is 158.9 points, 8.4 more than the total of 150.5 points set for this contest.
• Southern Indiana's games have an average over/under of 145.2 points this season, 5.3 points lower than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Tennessee State vs. Southern Indiana

• Tennessee State has played 14 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• Southern Indiana has six wins against the spread in 15 games this year.
• The Screaming Eagles have been underdogs by 9.5 points or more seven times this season and are 5-2 ATS in those matchups.
• Tennessee State has covered the spread once at home, and is 2-1 overall there, this year.
• Southern Indiana is 4-4 against the spread, and 2-6 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee State vs. Southern Indiana

• This season, Tennessee State has won four out of the six games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Tigers have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -552 moneyline set for this game.
• Tennessee State has a 84.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Southern Indiana has won in two, or 14.3%, of the 14 contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• The Screaming Eagles have a win-loss record of 1-5 with odds of +400 or worse this year.
• Southern Indiana has an implied victory probability of 20% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.