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Tennessee State Tigers @ Little Rock Trojans

Current Records: Tennessee State 9-12, Little Rock 13-8

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After five games on the road, Little Rock is heading back home. They and the Tennessee State Tigers will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Jack Stephens Center. Things are looking good forBDOCBSGame who are projected to snag an easy win in their upcoming contest.

Little Rock is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastern Illinois just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Trojans have suffered since February 1, 2024.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Little Rock struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, Tennessee State entered their tilt with Tennessee Tech on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 89-77.

Little Rock's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Tennessee State, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-12.

Little Rock came up short against Tennessee State in their previous matchup on January 4th, falling 95-86. Will Little Rock have more luck at home instead of on the road?

Odds

Little Rock is a big 7.5-point favorite against Tennessee State, 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 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.


The over/under is 140.5 points.

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Series History

Little Rock has won 4 out of their last 7 games against Tennessee State.

  • Jan 04, 2025 - Tennessee State 95 vs. Little Rock 86
  • Feb 29, 2024 - Little Rock 85 vs. Tennessee State 60
  • Dec 30, 2023 - Tennessee State 90 vs. Little Rock 82
  • Jan 21, 2023 - Little Rock 89 vs. Tennessee State 77
  • Dec 31, 2022 - Tennessee State 94 vs. Little Rock 69
  • Dec 10, 2019 - Little Rock 86 vs. Tennessee State 62
  • Nov 13, 2018 - Little Rock 83 vs. Tennessee State 67