UT Martin vs. Western Illinois betting: College basketball preview for February 8

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The UT Martin Skyhawks (9-15, 5-8 OVC) bring a five-game sllide into a home matchup with the Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-16, 2-11 OVC), losers of nine straight. The Skyhawks are favorites (-8) in the contest, which begins at 4:30 PM ET (on ESPN+) on Saturday, February 8, 2025. The over/under in the matchup is set at 133.5.

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UT Martin vs. Western Illinois betting lines

  • UT Martin moneyline odds to win: -397
  • Western Illinois moneyline odds to win: +306
  • Spread: UT Martin (-8)
  • Total: 133.5

UT Martin statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • UT Martin has a worse record against the spread when playing at home (2-4-0) than it does in road games (7-6-1).
  • At home, the Skyhawks exceed the over/under 33.3% of the time (two of six games). They hit the over more consistently on the road, topping the total in 57.1% of games (eight of 14).

Recent trends

  • The Skyhawks’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 73.7 points a contest compared to the 75.5 they’ve averaged this year.
  • UT Martin’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (76) is 3.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.3).
  • The Skyhawks’ 9.1 made three-pointers per-game average during their past 10 games are less than the 9.5 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 32.4% compared to their season-long percentage of 32.1% from deep.

UT Martin betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-1 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 7-6-1)
  • O-U-P: 10-11-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 8-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 3-3; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-11 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-11)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.3 (334th in nation) 42.3 (107th) 36.9 (15th) 32 (228th) 13.5 (197th) 12.3 (270th)

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Western Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Western Illinois has been better against the spread on the road (4-7-0) than at home (1-7-1) this year.
  • Leathernecks games have finished above the over/under 55.6% of the time at home (five of nine), and 63.6% of the time away (seven of 11).
  • The Leathernecks, when moneyline underdogs, have won a lower percentage of games at home (0-3) than away (3-8) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Leathernecks have performed worse offensively in their past 10 games, tallying 61.8 points per contest, 5.1 fewer points their than season average of 66.9.
  • Western Illinois is surrendering 71.4 points per game over its previous 10 games, which is one more point than it is allowing for the season (70.4).
  • The Leathernecks are draining 1.1 fewer threes per contest over their last 10 games (6.6) compared to their season average (7.7), but they are posting a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (37.3%) compared to their season mark (36.4%).

Western Illinois betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-15-1 (Home: 1-7-1; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-5-0; As Underdog: 4-10-1)
  • O-U-P: 13-7-1 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 7-3-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-4 (Home: 2-4; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-12 (Home: 0-3; Away: 3-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43 (280th in nation) 44.2 (219th) 31.5 (227th) 31.1 (177th) 9.8 (362nd) 10.5 (96th)
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