Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs UT Martin Skyhawks Prediction, 2/26/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs UT Martin Skyhawks

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026

Location: Kathleen and Tom Elam Center in Martin, TN

TV: ESPN+

Kathleen and Tom Elam Center is where the UT Martin Skyhawks (20-9) will attempt to defeat the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (13-16) on Thursday.

The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles faced Lindenwood and took home the win by a score of 72-57 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up walking away with 8 and Lindenwood racked up 13 fouls. They buried 9 out of their 24 tries from 3-point land. Lindenwood finished 75.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 6 of their 8 attempts. On top of that, Lindenwood totaled 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lindenwood earned 13 assists and had 2 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Tennessee Tech allowed 36.8% from the field on 21 out of 57 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 14 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 87.5%. Tennessee Tech finished the game having earned a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and converted 8 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Brandon Muntu is a player who was a contributor in this game. He accounted for 16 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and totaled 1 assist.

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Tennessee Tech will play this contest with a mark of 13-16 for the season. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.2 fouls every game. As a team, Tennessee Tech is snagging 36.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 361 assists for the year, which ranks 256th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are hitting 32.0% on shots from downtown (202 of 631) and 75.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 74.1 pts per game (239th in the nation) while shooting 44.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing 11.3 turnovers every game while drawing 16.4 fouls. They are ranked 275th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 408 relinquished so far this season. The Golden Eagles defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (772 of 1,765) and they relinquish 33.9 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 201st in the country in opponents PPG (74.3).

In their last game, the UT Martin Skyhawks went home defeated by a final of 67-65 against Little Rock. The Skyhawks were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 24 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for this contest. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Little Rock committed 12 personal fouls for this contest which got the Skyhawks to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They were able to knock down 7 of those for a rate of 70.0%. In reference to shooting from downtown, UT Martin buried 10 out of 35 attempts (28.6%). When the game finished, the Skyhawks went 24 for 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.8%. The Skyhawks permitted Little Rock to make 25 out of 51 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.0% for the game. They finished 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 14 and finished the game at 11 of 18 at the charity stripe (61.1%). When talking about how they rebounded, UT Martin allowed Little Rock to collect 30 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Andrija Bukumirovic ended up being important for the Skyhawks in this contest. He scored 22 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He converted 9 of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and added 8 rebounds.

UT Martin has a win-loss mark of 20-9 on the season. As an offensive team, the Skyhawks are shooting 42.7% from the field, which ranks them 307th in the nation. UT Martin has scored 2,076 points on the year (71.6 per contest) and they average 40.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per game (181st in college) and they cough up possession 14.6 times per contest. The Skyhawks commit 17.1 fouls per contest and they hit 67.1% from the free throw line.

The Skyhawks defensively are ranked 4th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 63.4. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the floor (6th in college). The UT Martin defense surrenders 28.7% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 659) and their opponents are connecting on 68.2% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.0 dimes and 33.1 rebounds per game, which ranks 71st and 96th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UT Martin

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