The SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (17-10, 10-6 OVC) visit the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-16, 6-10 OVC) after winning three straight road games. The Cougars are favored by only 1.5 points in the contest, which tips at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The matchup has an over/under set at 134.5 points.

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SIU-Edwardsville vs. Tennessee Tech betting lines

• SIU-Edwardsville moneyline odds to win: -127
• Tennessee Tech moneyline odds to win: +104
• Spread: SIU-Edwardsville (-1.5)
• Total: 134.5

SIU-Edwardsville statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, SIU-Edwardsville has played worse at home, covering three times in 10 home games, and nine times in 13 road games.
• The Cougars have exceeded the total in four of 10 home games (40%), compared to five of 13 road games (38.5%).
• As a moneyline favorite, SIU-Edwardsville has won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.429) compared to away games (.600).

Recent trends

• The Cougars have been scoring 68.5 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly lower than the 72.3 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
• SIU-Edwardsville’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (62.7) is 2.3 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (65.0).
• While the Cougars are making fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (7.1 per game) compared to their season-long average (7.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.0% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 35.3% on the season).

SIU-Edwardsville betting records this season

• ATS Record: 13-11-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 9-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 5-9-0 (As Favorite: 5-9-0; As Underdog: 8-2-0)
• O-U-P: 10-14-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 5-8-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-6 (Home: 3-4; Away: 3-2)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 7-4 (Home: 2-1; Away: 5-3)

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Tennessee Tech statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This season, Tennessee Tech is 3-6-0 at home against the spread (.333 winning percentage). On the road, it is 9-6-0 ATS (.600).
• Golden Eagles games have finished above the over/under more frequently at home (six times out of nine) than on the road (seven of 15) this season.
• When moneyline underdogs, the Golden Eagles have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-1) than away (4-8).

Recent trends

• While the Golden Eagles are scoring 74.7 points per game in 2025-26, they have fallen short of that over their last 10 games, tallying 72.6 points per contest.
• Tennessee Tech has performed better defensively in its past 10 games, allowing 73.9 points per contest, 1.9 fewer points than its season average of 75.8 allowed.
• The Golden Eagles are making 6.8 treys per game over their past 10 games, which is 0.3 fewer three-pointers than their average for the season (7.1). That said, they sport a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 games (35.1%) compared to their season average from beyond the arc (32.5%).

Tennessee Tech betting records this season

• ATS Record: 12-12-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 9-6-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 10-6-0 (As Favorite: 2-6-0; As Underdog: 10-6-0)
• O-U-P: 13-11-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 7-8-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-5 (Home: 1-4; Away: 1-1)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 6-9 (Home: 2-1; Away: 4-8)