UT Martin vs. Western Illinois Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 1

The UT Martin Skyhawks (9-4, 1-1 OVC) host the Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-9, 0-2 OVC) at Kathleen and Tom Elam Center, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The Skyhawks are 14.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 137.5 points.

In its last outing on Saturday, UT Martin claimed an 86-62 win over Tennessee Tech. Andrija Bukumirovic's team-high 28 points led UT Martin in the victory. Western Illinois fell in its last outing 66-61 against SIU-Edwardsville on Monday. Western Illinois got a team-best 19 points from Lucas Lorenzen in the loss.

UT Martin vs. Western Illinois Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Kathleen and Tom Elam Center in Martin, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: UT Martin -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: UT Martin -1538
• Moneyline underdog: Western Illinois +863
• Over/Under: 137.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: UT Martin vs. Western Illinois

• This season, UT Martin's games have hit the over on this matchup's 137.5-point over/under six times.
• Five of Western Illinois' games have finished with a combined score higher than 137.5 points this season.
• The over/under for the game of 137.5 is 7.0 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Skyhawks (76.3 points per game) and the Leathernecks (68.2 points per game).
• This game's total is 3.9 fewer points than the 141.4 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2024.
• UT Martin has a 142.5 average over/under in its games this season, 5.0 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 5.9 points separates the average over/under in Western Illinois' games (143.4 points) and this matchup's over/under (137.5).

Betting the Spread: UT Martin vs. Western Illinois

• In UT Martin's 10 games this season, it has six wins against the spread.
• Western Illinois is 5-5-0 against the spread this year.
• This year, the Leathernecks have an ATS record of 3-1 in their four games as an underdog of 14.5 points or more.
• Western Illinois is 1-6 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: UT Martin vs. Western Illinois

• UT Martin has won four of the five games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
• The Skyhawks have not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -1538.
• The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 93.9% chance of a victory for UT Martin.
• Western Illinois has been a moneyline underdog in 10 games this season and has come away with the win one time (10%) in those contests.
• The Leathernecks have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +863 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies Western Illinois has a 10.4% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.