Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17
17 January 2026

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-11, 2-5 OVC) host the Morehead State Eagles (8-10, 4-3 OVC) at Hooper Eblen Center, tipping off at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Golden Eagles are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 142.5 points.
Tennessee Tech lost its most recent game 71-54 against Southern Indiana on Thursday. JaJuan Nicholls scored a team-leading 16 points for Tennessee Tech in the loss. Morehead State is coming off of a 105-100 OT loss to Tennessee State in its last game on Thursday. George Marshall put up 29 points, six rebounds and four assists for Morehead State.
Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 4 p.m. ET
- Where: Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee
- Spread favorite: Tennessee Tech -1.5
- Over/Under: 142.5 points
How to watch Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State
- TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State
- This season, Tennessee Tech and its opponents have combined to outscore Saturday's over/under of 142.5 points nine times.
- There have been eight Morehead State games that ended with a combined score over 142.5 points this season.
- The over/under for the matchup of 142.5 is 9.6 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Eagles (74.7) and Eagles (77.4).
- The 155.1 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 12.6 more than the 142.5-point total in this contest.
- On average, Tennessee Tech has had a 151.2-point over/under in its games this season, 8.7 more points than the over/under in this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 13.4 points lower than the average over/under in Morehead State's games this season of 155.9.
Betting the Spread: Tennessee Tech vs. Morehead State
- Against the spread, Tennessee Tech is 7-8-0 this year.
- This season, the Golden Eagles have just one ATS win in five games as a favorite of 1.5 points or more.
- In Morehead State's 15 games this season, it has seven wins against the spread.
- This season, the Eagles have an ATS record of 6-7 in their 13 games as an underdog of 1.5 points or more.
- Tennessee Tech has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-4 overall there, this season.
- At home, as a 1.5-point favorite or more, Tennessee Tech is winless ATS (0-3).
- Morehead State is 2-9 overall, and 5-6 against the spread, away from home.
