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Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles @ UT Martin Skyhawks

Current Records: Tennessee Tech 10-19, UT Martin 19-10

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UT Martin has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They and the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 8:30 p.m. ET at Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Saturday, the Skyhawks beat the Redhawks 82-72.

Meanwhile, Tennessee Tech's game on Saturday was all tied up 38-38 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 75-67 victory over the Panthers. Winning is a bit easier when you make eight more threes than your opponent, as Tennessee Tech did.

The Skyhawks have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for the Golden Eagles, their win bumped their record up to 10-19.

Thursday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy game: UT Martin have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 41.5 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Tennessee Tech, though, as they've been averaging only 30.6 rebounds per game. Given UT Martin's sizable advantage in that area, the Golden Eagles will need to find a way to close that gap.

Going forward, UT Martin is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 10.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they've covered the spread the last five times they've played.

Odds

UT Martin is a big 10.5-point favorite against Tennessee Tech, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 10.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 152 points.

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Series History

UT Martin and Tennessee Tech both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.

  • Dec 30, 2023 - UT Martin 81 vs. Tennessee Tech 73
  • Mar 03, 2023 - Tennessee Tech 78 vs. UT Martin 63
  • Feb 18, 2023 - UT Martin 100 vs. Tennessee Tech 91
  • Jan 07, 2023 - Tennessee Tech 84 vs. UT Martin 80
  • Feb 26, 2022 - Tennessee Tech 88 vs. UT Martin 75
  • Jan 15, 2022 - Tennessee Tech 76 vs. UT Martin 70
  • Feb 06, 2021 - UT Martin 66 vs. Tennessee Tech 64
  • Feb 20, 2020 - Tennessee Tech 78 vs. UT Martin 65
  • Feb 06, 2020 - UT Martin 74 vs. Tennessee Tech 62
  • Feb 09, 2019 - UT Martin 77 vs. Tennessee Tech 58