UT Martin Skyhawks vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Martin Skyhawks vs Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: Liberty Arena in Evansville, IN

TV: ESPN+

Liberty Arena is the site where the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (3-11) will take on the UT Martin Skyhawks (11-4) on Saturday.

The UT Martin Skyhawks faced Eastern Illinois and went home with a win by a final score of 65-61 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Skyhawks ended up with 16 and Eastern Illinois finished the game with 21 fouls. They converted 6 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. Eastern Illinois went 65.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 23 shots. Additionally, Eastern Illinois grabbed 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Eastern Illinois totaled 13 dimes and had 14 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, UT Martin allowed the other team to go 35.1% from the floor on 20 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 41 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Skyhawks knocked down 22 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. UT Martin finished the game with a 37.5% FG percentage (18 out of 48) and knocked down 7 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Matas Deniusas is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and pulled down 9 rebounds. He finished shooting 42.9% from the field and also recorded 1 assist.

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UT Martin steps onto the court with a mark of 11-4 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.9 pts per contest (236th in the country) while connecting on 43.6% from the floor. The Skyhawks are shooting 31.7% on 3-pointers (123 of 388) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, UT Martin is snagging 41.9 boards per contest and has accounted for 219 assists this season, which has them ranked 192nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Skyhawks are forcing 13.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 28.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 24th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.4). The Skyhawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (337 of 862) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 111th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 190 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles took a loss by a score of 83-80 against Lindenwood. The Screaming Eagles recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. Lindenwood was called for 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Screaming Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 85.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Southern Indiana converted 6 of 21 attempts (28.6%). Overall, the Screaming Eagles finished shooting 31 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2%. The Screaming Eagles allowed Lindenwood to convert 35 out of their 71 attempts from the field which had them at 49.3% in this matchup. They finished 44.4% from distance via 4 out of 9 and finished the contest at 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning rebounding, Southern Indiana allowed Lindenwood to collect 37 in total (17 on the offensive glass).

Cardell Bailey ended up having an impact for the Screaming Eagles for the matchup. He tallied 18 points in his 28 minutes on the court and accounted for 2 dimes in the game. He made 8 of 16 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Southern Indiana has a win-loss mark of 3-11 so far this season. The Screaming Eagles commit 17.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 62.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.6 times per game (337th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. Southern Indiana has earned 994 pts this season (71.0 per contest) and they average 38.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Screaming Eagles are shooting 39.8% from the field, which ranks 354th in college.

The Southern Indiana defense surrenders 33.9% from downtown (84 of 248) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.9 assists and 42.1 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 70th and 361st in the country. The Screaming Eagles on the defensive side of the court are 245th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 75.7. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.4% from the field (177th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take UT Martin

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