Tennessee State vs. UT Martin betting: College basketball preview for January 21

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OVC foes meet when the Tennessee State Tigers (7-12, 3-5 OVC) host the UT Martin Skyhawks (9-10, 5-3 OVC) at Gentry Center, starting at 8:30 PM ET on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. The Skyhawks are 1.5-point underdogs in the game. The over/under is 147 for the matchup.

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Tennessee State Cover -1.5 vs UT Martin -110

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Tennessee State vs. UT Martin betting lines

  • Tennessee State moneyline odds to win: -126
  • UT Martin moneyline odds to win: +105
  • Spread: Tennessee State (-1.5)
  • Total: 147

Tennessee State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, Tennessee State has the same winning percentage against the spread as it does in road games (.500).
  • The Tigers have exceeded the total more often at home, hitting the over in five of six home matchups (83.3%). In away games, they have hit the over in four of eight games (50%).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Tigers have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 75.0 points per contest over that span compared to the 79.1 they’ve put up over the course of this year.
  • Tennessee State’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.2) is 2.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (74.8).
  • While the Tigers are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 outings when compared to their season-long average (6.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (31.8% from deep over the last 10, 30.0% on the season).

Tennessee State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-9-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-2-0; As Underdog: 4-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-5-0 (Home: 5-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-1 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-11 (Home: 0-2; Away: 1-7)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.7 (138th in nation) 41.7 (95th) 39.5 (fourth) 32.3 (250th) 13.4 (213th) 14.8 (352nd)

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UT Martin statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, UT Martin is 2-2-0 at home against the spread (.500 winning percentage). Away, it is 6-4-1 ATS (.545).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Skyhawks’ games have finished above the over/under at home (25%, one of four) compared to on the road (54.5%, six of 11).

Recent trends

  • The Skyhawks are scoring 80.3 points per contest over their last 10 games, which is 3.5 more than their average for the season (76.8).
  • Over its previous 10 games, UT Martin is ceding 70.5 points per game, 0.5 fewer points than its season average (71.0).
  • The Skyhawks are draining 11.5 three-pointers per contest with a 37.3% three-point percentage over their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 9.9 and 32.8%.

UT Martin betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-7-1 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 6-4-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 5-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-3-0; As Underdog: 6-4-1)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-2 (Home: 3-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-8 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.4 (300th in nation) 41.5 (80th) 37.5 (11th) 32.3 (250th) 14.0 (164th) 11.9 (234th)
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