Tennessee Tech vs Eastern Illinois 2/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Eastern Illinois Panthers will travel to the Hooper Eblen Center to take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers had their 2-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 4-18 on the season after being defeated by the Southeast Missouri State Redbirds, 63-56, this past Saturday. Eastern Illinois had no answers on either end of the court for Southeast Missouri State in the 1^st half and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 34-15 margin. Eastern Illinois shot 39.2% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Southeast Missouri State to shoot 41.8% from the field & 34.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Panthers was Paul Bizimana who had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, Eastern Illinois is averaging 56.1 ppg on 39.4% shooting from the field. The Panthers are averaging 6.2 three-pointers per game on 32.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Eastern Illinois has been led by Kejuan Clements (8.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.5 apg), Keshawn Charles (8.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg), CJ Lane (7.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg), & Paul Bizimana (7.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg).

Defensviely, Eastern Illinois is allowing their opponents to average 70.9 ppg on 44.0% shooting from the field. The Panthers have a rebound margin of -7.6 and a turnover margin of -4.4.

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles lost their 6^th straight game and dropped to 5-18 on the season after being defeated by the Belmont Bruins, 100-92 (OT), this past Saturday. Tennessee Tech looked like they were going to pull off the upset after taking a 75-63 lead with just 7:00 minutes left in regulation, however, the Golden Eagles allowed Belmont to fight back to force OT and Tennessee Tech could not fight back after the Bruins took a 93-84 lead with 1:44 left in OT. Tennessee Tech shot 48.7% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Belmont to shoot 49.2% from the field & 29.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was Keishawn Davidson who had a double-double with 14 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, & 3 steals.

On the season, Tennessee Tech is averaging 72.3 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles are averaging 6.8 three-pointers per game on 33.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Tennessee Tech has been led by Jr. Clay (12.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.8 spg), Keishawn Davidson (10.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.8 apg), Kenny White Jr. (9.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.0 spg), & Mamoudou Diarra (8.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg).

Defensively, Tennessee Tech is allowing their opponents to average 74.9 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles have a rebound margin of 0.6 and a turnover margin of 0.6.

The Panthers are just 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. Tennessee Tech, however, are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 Monday road games. The Golden Eagles are 0-16 ATS in their last 16 games played on a Monday, however, are 5-4 ATS in their last 9 home games.

It’s hard to imagine that Tennessee Tech has lost 16 straight games ATS on a Monday, however, I’m thinking that the streak ends in this matchup against Eastern Illinois. Eastern Illinois comes into this game with a 1-11 road record as this is a team that just can’t put up offense, ranking just 349^th in scoring offense & 337^th in FG%. Tennessee Tech has lost 6 straight games, however, they have been competitive at home with close losses to Murray State & Belmont, and as I think offense has no trouble putting up plenty of points against the Panthers, I’m taking Tennessee Tech to cover his double-digit home spread. Good Luck!