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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Tennessee State Tigers
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Tennessee State Tigers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Gentry Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 142.5.
In their last action, Tennessee State was a 87-80 loser at home against Cougars. They failed to cover the +1-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois was a 68-63 loser in its last match on the road against Skyhawks. They covered the +6-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 5-12 SU,6-8 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tennessee State
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Eastern Illinois's last 6 games when playing Tennessee State
Tennessee State:
Team record: 6-12 SU,6-9 ATS
Tennessee State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tennessee State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Eastern Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tennessee State's last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois home to Morehead State Thursday, January 23
Tennessee State home to Tennessee-Martin Tuesday, January 21