The Eastern Illinois Panthers (5-10, 2-3 OVC) are just 3-point underdogs as they look to continue a three-game home win streak when they square off against the Tennessee State Tigers (10-5, 4-1 OVC) on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at Lantz Arena. The game airs at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 143.5 points.

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Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois betting lines

• Tennessee State moneyline odds to win: -162
• Eastern Illinois moneyline odds to win: +136
• Spread: Tennessee State (-3)
• Total: 143.5

Tennessee State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Against the spread, Tennessee State has fared worse at home, covering one time in two home games, and seven times in nine road games.
• The Tigers have exceeded the total more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in two of two home matchups (100%). In away games, they have hit the over in five of nine games (55.6%).
• As a moneyline favorite, Tennessee State has won one of one game at home, good for a 1.000 winning percentage. It has won two of three games away from home (.667) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

• In their last 10 games, the Tigers have been racking up 78.1 points per contest, an average that’s slightly lower than the 81.1 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
• Tennessee State’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (73.9) is 1.8 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (75.7).
• Over their past 10 outings, the Tigers are making 0.9 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (5.2 compared to 6.1 season-long), while shooting a higher percentage from deep in that span (31.3% compared to 30.8% season-long).

Tennessee State betting records this season

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

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Eastern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This year, Eastern Illinois is 3-2-0 at home against the spread (.600 winning percentage). Away, it is 5-3-0 ATS (.625).
• Panthers games have gone above the over/under 40% of the time at home (two of five), and 37.5% of the time away (three of eight).
• As moneyline underdogs, the Panthers have won a higher percentage of games at home (3-2) than on the road (0-6).

Recent trends

• The Panthers are scoring 68.5 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 2.8 more than their average for the season (65.7).
• Eastern Illinois is giving up 74.0 points per game in its last 10 games, compared to its season average of 72.7 points allowed.
• The Panthers are draining 5.9 treys per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.4 more than their average for the season (5.5). Likewise, they own a better three-point percentage over their previous 10 games (30.7%) compared to their season average from downtown (30.0%).

Eastern Illinois betting records this season

• ATS Record: 8-5-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 5-3-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 3+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 0-0-0; As Underdog: 8-5-0)
• O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 2-3-0; Away: 3-5-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 3-2; Away: 0-6)