Tennessee State vs. Western Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 7

The Tennessee State Tigers (15-8, 9-4 OVC) are big favorites, by 14.5 points, versus the Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-20, 0-13 OVC) on February 7, 2026 at Gentry Center. The Leathernecks are sputtering right now, having lost 13 in a row and going 0-10 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 151.5 points.

Tennessee State heads into this contest following a 77-68 victory over Eastern Illinois on Thursday. Antoine Lorick III's team-leading 24 points paced Tennessee State in the win. Western Illinois fell in its last outing 97-72 against Tennessee Tech on Thursday. Francis Okwuosah's team-high 17 points paced Western Illinois in the losing effort.

Tennessee State vs. Western Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Gentry Center in Nashville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee State -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee State -1235
• Moneyline underdog: Western Illinois +767
• Over/Under: 151.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee State vs. Western Illinois

• This season, Tennessee State's games have hit the over on this matchup's 151.5-point total nine times.
• Eight of Western Illinois' games have ended with a combined score over 151.5 points this season.
• The Tigers average 80.8 points per game and the Leathernecks score 65.5, which is 5.2 points under the matchup's over/under of 151.5.
• The 152.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 1.4 more than the 151.5 over/under in this contest.
• Tennessee State has a 157.3 average over/under in its games this season, 5.8 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• The over/under for this matchup is 9.5 points more than the average over/under in Western Illinois' games this season (142.0 points).

Betting the Spread: Tennessee State vs. Western Illinois

• Tennessee State is 11-9-0 against the spread this season.
• Western Illinois is 10-11-0 against the spread this season.
• The Leathernecks are 3-2 ATS when underdogs by 14.5 points or more this season.
• At home this season, Tennessee State has two wins against the spread and is 5-2 overall.
• In away games, Western Illinois is 8-6 against the spread, and 1-13 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee State vs. Western Illinois

• This season, Tennessee State has won seven out of the 10 games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Tigers have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -1235 moneyline set for this game.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 92.5% chance of a victory for Tennessee State.
• Western Illinois has been a moneyline underdog in 21 games this season and has come away with the win one time (4.8%) in those contests.
• This season, the Leathernecks have been a moneyline underdog of -1235 or more five times, losing every contest.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Western Illinois has an 11.5% chance of pulling out a win.