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Eastern Illinois Panthers vs. Tennessee State Tigers
The Eastern Illinois Panthers and the Tennessee State Tigers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Gentry Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -7.5-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
Tennessee State was a 71-63 loser in its last match on the road against Golden Eagles. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois was a 70-63 winner in their most recent outing at home against Trojans. They covered the +0-point spread as underdogs.
Eastern Illinois:
Team record: 7-12 SU,9-8 ATS
Eastern Illinois is 3-22 SU in its last 25 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Eastern Illinois's last 25 games on the road
Eastern Illinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Tennessee State
Tennessee State:
Team record: 9-9 SU,5-9 ATS
Tennessee State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games at home
Tennessee State is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Tennessee State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Eastern Illinois
Next up:
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee-Martin Saturday, January 21
Tennessee State at Arkansas-Little Rock Saturday, January 21