Little Rock Trojans vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Prediction, 1/31/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Hooper Eblen Center in Cookeville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Little Rock Trojans (9-11) are headed to Hooper Eblen Center on Saturday where they will play the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-14).

The Little Rock Trojans faced off with SE Missouri State and took a loss by a final of 70-65 in their last game. Little Rock wrapped up the game having earned a 36.7% FG percentage (22 out of 60) and made 9 of their 21 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Trojans made 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to defending, Little Rock allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the field on 24 out of 53 shooting. SE Missouri State doled out 16 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. On top of that, SE Missouri State collected 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SE Missouri State finished the game at 71.4% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 21 attempts. They also converted 7 of their 23 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Trojans ended up walking away with 16 while SE Missouri State finished the game with 14 fouls.

Johnathan Lawson is one player who had an impact for this contest. He went 36.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists. He played 40 minutes played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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Little Rock enters this contest with a record of 9-11 so far this year. They currently have an average of 71.4 pts per contest (300th in the country) while shooting 45.6% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 36.8% on 3-point shots (133 of 361) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Little Rock is snagging 32.9 boards per game and is sitting with 297 assists on the season, which is 184th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Trojans have forced 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.8 fouls. They surrender 36.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 244th in college in PPG from their opponents (76.1). The Trojans are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.7% (547 of 1,171) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per game as a team. They are 219th in college in giving up assists with 289 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles took a loss by a score of 62-58 when they played SIU Edwardsville. The Golden Eagles recorded 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also turned it over 5 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. SIU Edwardsville committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for 15 shots. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Tennessee Tech knocked down 3 of their 17 attempts (17.6%). Overall, the Golden Eagles ended up shooting 22 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 37.9%. The Golden Eagles allowed SIU Edwardsville to bury 23 of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.8% for the game. They wrapped up this game 23.5% from distance by shooting 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Tennessee Tech permitted SIU Edwardsville to collect 34 overall (12 offensive).

JaJuan Nicholls pitched in for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He buried 8 of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and earned 5 rebounds. He tallied 17 points in his 28 mins on the court, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Tennessee Tech has a record of 7-14 so far this season. The Golden Eagles are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they go 73.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.6 times per game (292nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Tennessee Tech has scored 1,540 pts on the year (73.3 per contest) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Eagles are shooting 44.1% from the field, which is 255th in the country.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 253rd in the nation in points given up per game with 76.4. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (188th in college hoops). The Tennessee Tech defense concedes 35.4% on shots from beyond the arc (176 of 497) and their opponents are converting on 72.2% of their foul shots. They allow 15.4 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 309th and 271st in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Little Rock

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