SIUE vs. Tennessee-Martin prediction: Why Tennessee-Martin is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Tennessee-Martin will take on SIUE in men's college basketball action at Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on Thursday, starting at 8:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Tennessee-Martin as the most likely winner of the SIUE vs. Tennessee-Martin game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

SIUE vs. Tennessee-Martin prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball matchup between SIUE and Tennessee-Martin 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Tennessee-Martin an 81% chance of defeating SIU-Edwardsville. Our predicted final score has Tennessee-Martin winning 71-62.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and SIU-Edwardsville and Tennessee-Martin each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 131.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

SIUE vs. Tennessee-Martin odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

SIUE vs. Tennessee-Martin picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: