Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 5

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-14, 4-8 OVC) are big favorites, by 8.5 points, over the Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-19, 0-12 OVC) on February 5, 2026 at Hooper Eblen Center. The Leathernecks are struggling right now, having lost 12 in a row and going 0-10 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 142.5 points.

Tennessee Tech is coming off of a 90-85 win against Tennessee State in its most recent outing on Monday. Mekhi Cameron scored a team-best 23 points for Tennessee Tech in the victory. Western Illinois is coming off of an 84-44 loss to UT Martin in its last outing on Saturday. Lucas Lorenzen's team-high eight points paced Western Illinois in the loss.

Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Tennessee Tech -8.5
• Moneyline favorite: Tennessee Tech -412
• Moneyline underdog: Western Illinois +322
• Over/Under: 142.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois

• This season, 13 of Tennessee Tech's 20 games have gone over Thursday's over/under of 142.5 points.
• There have been nine Western Illinois games that finished with a combined score over 142.5 points this season.
• The Golden Eagles average 74.7 points per game and the Leathernecks score 65.3, which is 2.5 points under the game's total of 142.5.
• This game's over/under is 9.9 fewer points than the 152.4 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• This season, the average over/under for Tennessee Tech's games is 151.5 points, 9.0 more than the total of 142.5 points set for this contest.
• Western Illinois' games have an average over/under of 140.8 points this season, 1.7 fewer points than the over/under for this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois

• Tennessee Tech has played 20 games, with 10 wins against the spread.
• Western Illinois is 10-10-0 against the spread this season.
• The Leathernecks have been underdogs by 8.5 points or more 11 times this year and are 7-4 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this year, Tennessee Tech has two wins against the spread and is 2-5 overall.
• This season away from home, Western Illinois is 8-5 against the spread and 1-12 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois

• This season, Tennessee Tech has won one out of the five games in which it has been the moneyline favorite.
• The Golden Eagles have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -412.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 80.5% chance of a victory for Tennessee Tech.
• Western Illinois has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 20 games this year and has walked away with the win one time (5%) in those games.
• This season, the Leathernecks have been a moneyline underdog of -412 or more 11 times, losing every contest.
• Western Illinois has an implied victory probability of 23.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.