Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Prediction, 2/12/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee State Tigers vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026

Location: Liberty Arena in Evansville, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee State Tigers (16-8) are on their way to Liberty Arena on Thursday where they will go up against the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-19).

The Tennessee State Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Western Illinois and took home the win by a score of 83-56 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 18 while Western Illinois accumulated 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 out of their 20 tries from downtown. Western Illinois finished the game shooting 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 22 attempts. In addition, Western Illinois pulled down 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Western Illinois distributed 7 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, Tennessee State allowed 33.3% from the floor on 18 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they earned a total of 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 11 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Tennessee State wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (34 of 66) and knocked down 4 of their 19 3-point shots.

Antoine Lorick III is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up going 77.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played 20 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He racked up 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Tennessee State enters this matchup with a record of 16-8 this season. They have an average of 80.9 pts per contest (91st in college) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 30.8% on three-point shots (145 of 471) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Tennessee State is collecting 38.0 boards per contest and has totaled 333 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 220th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 18.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.7 fouls. They give up 33.1% on 3-pointers and they rank 238th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.6). The Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (623 of 1,390) and they relinquish 34.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are 182nd in college in giving up assists with 324 conceded this year.

In their last game, the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles took a defeat with a final score of 90-65 when they faced SE Missouri State. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Southern Indiana permitted SE Missouri State to collect 38 in total (12 offensive). They finished shooting 16.7% from downtown by hitting 2 out of 12 and finished the contest at 28 out of 32 at the charity stripe (87.5%). The Screaming Eagles permitted SE Missouri State to knock down 30 of their 56 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 53.6% in the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Screaming Eagles shot 22 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3%. When it comes to shots from distance, Southern Indiana made 5 of 19 attempts (26.3%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.6%. SE Missouri State committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Screaming Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Screaming Eagles snagged 15 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this game.

Ismail Habib pitched in for the Screaming Eagles in this game. He converted 7 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 3 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Southern Indiana has a win-loss record of 5-19 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Screaming Eagles are hitting on 38.0% from the field, which ranks 365th in the nation. Southern Indiana has totaled 1,636 points so far this year (68.2 per game) and they collect 38.1 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 10.4 times per contest (361st in the country) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Screaming Eagles are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.2% from the free throw line.

The Screaming Eagles defensively are ranked 176th in college in PPG given up with 73.5. They are able to force 11.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (162nd in the nation). The Southern Indiana defense gives up 31.8% on shots from 3-point land (128 of 403) and their opponents are converting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 41.1 total rebounds per game, which is 11th and 363rd in those categories on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Tennessee State

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