Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Tennessee State Tigers Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs Tennessee State Tigers

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Gentry Center in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-14) are on their way to Gentry Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Tennessee State Tigers (13-7).

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles faced off with SIU Edwardsville and went home with a loss by a final score of 62-58 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 14 while SIU Edwardsville recorded 13 personal fouls. They also buried 4 out of their 17 attempts from distance. SIU Edwardsville finished shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, SIU Edwardsville pulled down 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. SIU Edwardsville recorded 9 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In regard to defending, Tennessee Tech allowed 41.8% from the floor on 23 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 8 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles knocked down 11 of 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Tennessee Tech walked away from the contest with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 of 58) and made 3 of their 17 three-point shots.

JaJuan Nicholls is a guy who played a role for the contest. He left the arena with 17 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 28 minutes played and collected 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Tennessee Tech enters this matchup with a record of 7-14 so far this season. They average 73.3 points per game (258th in Division 1) while hitting 44.1% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 29.8% on shots from distance (137 of 459) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Tennessee Tech is snagging 36.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 265 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 260th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 35.4% on 3-point shots while they are 253rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.4). The Golden Eagles are allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (569 of 1,295) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are 318th in college in allowing assists with 324 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee State Tigers took home the win by a final score of 96-86 against Lindenwood. The Tigers were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 11 steals in this contest. Lindenwood committed 13 fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 10 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a clip of 70.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Tennessee State knocked down 7 of their 14 tries (50.0%). Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 41 out of 68 from the field which had them sitting at 60.3%. The Tigers permitted Lindenwood to convert 29 of 58 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% in this game. They went 42.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 19 and finished the game at 20 of 22 from the charity stripe (90.9%). In reference to rebounding, Tennessee State allowed Lindenwood to snag 24 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Travis Harper II ended up being a factor for the Tigers for the game. He recorded 30 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He knocked down 13 of 21 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Tennessee State has a win-loss record of 13-7 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Tigers are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which is 149th in the country. Tennessee State has accounted for 1,627 points for the season (81.4 per contest) and they collect 38.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (209th in D-1) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Tigers commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 74.1% from the charity stripe.

The Tennessee State defense allows 32.3% on 3-pointers (138 of 427) and opponents are making 72.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.1 dimes and 35.3 boards per game, which is 239th and 222nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 268th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 76.9. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (258th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tennessee State

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