Southern Illinois-Edwardsville vs Tennessee State 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Tennessee State Tigers will travel to the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center to take on the SIU Edwardsville Cougars this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The Tennessee State Tigers dropped to 8-12 on the season after being defeated by the Morehead State Eagles, 67-54, this past Monday night. Tennessee State struggled on the offensive end against Morehead State and could not fight back after the Eagles took a 51-37 lead with 14:07 left in regulation. Tennessee State shot just 31.6% from the field & 19.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Morehead State to shoot 47.2% from the field & 35.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Tigers was Carlos Marshall Jr. who had 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, & 3 steals.

On the season, Tennessee State is averaging 73.5 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Tigers are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Tennessee State has been led by Carlos Marshall Jr. (13.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.2 apg), Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. (11.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.3 apg), Kassim Nicholson (11.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.1 apg), & Dedric Boyd (11.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, Tennessee State is allowing their opponents to average 72.0 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Tigers have a rebound margin of 1.9 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 7-12 on the season after being defeated by the UT-Martin Skyhawks, 76-70, this past Monday. SIU Edwardsville trailed by a 34-22 margin at halftime and was not able to fight all the way back after the Skyhawks took a 63-50 lead with 4:06 left in regulation. SIU Edwardsville shot 35.8% from the field & 29.0% from beyond the arc while allowing UT-Martin to shoot 35.1% from the field & 35.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Cougars was Shamar Wright who had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, SIU Edwardsville is averaging 69.3 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Cougars are averaging 5.9 three-pointers per game on 27.9% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, SIU Edwardsville has been led by Ray’Sean Taylor (16.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.8 spg), Shaun Doss Jr. (12.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 apg), DeeJuan Pruitt (9.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.1 apg), & Shamar Wright (9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.2 spg).

Defensviely, SIU Edwardsville is allowing their opponents to average 69.0 ppg on 41.1% shooting from the field. The Cougars have a rebound margin of 4.7 and a turnover margin of -0.8.

The Tigers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games & just 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs. SIU Edwardsville. The Cougars are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 January games & 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Thursday games.

Tennessee State has been led by their offense which ranks 135^th in scoring offense & 40^th in 3P-FG%, however, the defense has struggled as the Tigers rank just t-260^th in scoring defense & 257^th in defensive FG%. SIU Edwardsville has been led by their defense which ranks 177^th in scoring defense & 86^th in defensive FG%, however, the offense has struggled as the Cougars come into this matchup ranked just 232^nd in scoring offense, 241^st in FG%, & 335^th in 3P-FG%.

Tennessee State has been decent offensively this season, however, this is a team that is just 2-8 on the road this season and have loss their last three road games by an average of 19.3 ppg. SIU Edwardsville is 4-2 at home which includes a competitive loss to Murray State and as I think their defense gives the Tigers trouble, I think the Cougars offense does enough to get us a cover. Good Luck!