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Southern Illinois-Edwardsville vs Tennessee State 1/5/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Tennessee State Tigers (8-6) vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars (10-5)
January 5, 2023 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars -7 / Tennessee State Tigers +7 ; Over/Under: -
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The Tennessee State Tigers and the SIU Edwardsville Cougars meet Thursday in college basketball action from Vadalabene Center. Tennessee State enters this one at 9-6 overall. The Tigers beat Little Rock in their last game. As for SIU Edwardsville, they’re 10-5 on the year after a loss to Southeast Missouri State on Saturday. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Tennessee State went 5-4 over their first nine games with losses to Southern Illinois, High Point, Saint Louis and Austin Peay. The Tigers are 4-2 since then with wins over Lipscomb, Bryan, Brescia and Little Rock. 


Back on Saturday versus Little Rock, the Tigers drilled the Trojans 45-26 in the first half. Tennessee State scored another 49 points from there and won 94-69. Marcus Fitzgerald led the team on 27 points and seven boards. 

Over on the SIU Edwardsville side, they went 7-3 to start the year, losing to Fort Wayne, Missouri and Bradley. The Cougars have gone 3-2 in their last five with wins over Illinois Tech, Tennessee Tech and Saint Louis. 

In their Saturday game versus Southeast Missouri State, the Cougars were down 37-32 by the break. SIU Edwardsville posted another 41 points from there in an 82-73 loss. Ray’Sean Taylor was tops on 23 points with five rebounds. 

PICK: I’m going to try SIU Edwardsville here. The Cougars really need a good bounce-back effort, though; they didn’t play well against a struggling Southeast Missouri State team in their last game. That said, SIU Edwardsville has hit 69 or more points in four of their last five games and should post a decent total here. Tennessee State has been cooking on the scoreboard themselves with 75 or more points in seven straight games. This should be a pretty high-scoring outing, and I think the Cougars can get there if they play well. 

Andrew's Free Pick: SIU Edwardsville Cougars -7

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