Tennessee Tech vs. Southern Indiana Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 15

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-10, 2-4 OVC) host the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-13, 0-6 OVC) at Hooper Eblen Center, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The Screaming Eagles are 5.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 144.5 points.

In its last time out, Tennessee Tech won on Saturday 59-54 over Western Illinois. Mekhi Cameron totaled 15 points, three rebounds and one assist for Tennessee Tech. Southern Indiana's last contest on Saturday ended in a 73-56 loss to UT Martin. Southern Indiana got a team-leading 17 points from Amaree Brown in the loss.

Tennessee Tech vs. Southern Indiana Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee Tech -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee Tech -253
• Moneyline underdog: Southern Indiana +205
• Over/Under: 144.5 points

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

• Nine of Tennessee Tech's games this season have gone over Thursday's over/under of 144.5 points.
• This season, eight games Southern Indiana has played finished with a combined score over 144.5 points.
• The over/under for the contest of 144.5 is 1.8 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Golden Eagles (75.9 points per game) and the Screaming Eagles (70.4 points per game).
• This matchup's total is 8.5 fewer points than the 153 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• On average, Tennessee Tech has seen a 152.8-point over/under in its games this season, 8.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 1.9 points separates the average over/under in Southern Indiana's games (146.4 points) and this contest's over/under (144.5).

Betting the Spread: Tennessee Tech vs. Southern Indiana

• In Tennessee Tech's 14 games this year, it has seven wins against the spread.
• Southern Indiana has played 14 games, with five wins against the spread.
• The Screaming Eagles are 5-6 ATS when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• Tennessee Tech has covered the spread once at home, and is 1-3 overall there, this season.
• This season on the road, Southern Indiana is 3-4 against the spread and 1-6 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee Tech vs. Southern Indiana

• This season, Tennessee Tech has been moneyline favorites three times and won one of those games.
• The Golden Eagles have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -253 moneyline set for this game.
• The implied probability of a win from Tennessee Tech, based on the moneyline, is 71.7%.
• Southern Indiana has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 13 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (7.7%) in those games.
• This season, the Screaming Eagles have been victorious one time in nine chances when named as an underdog of at least +205 or worse on the moneyline.
• Southern Indiana has an implied victory probability of 32.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.