Southern Indiana vs. Tennessee State prediction: Why Tennessee State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/17/2026]

Tennessee State will face Southern Indiana in men's college basketball action at Gentry Center on Saturday, starting at 4:30 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Tennessee State as the most likely winner of the Southern Indiana vs. Tennessee State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Southern Indiana vs. Tennessee State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball matchup between Southern Indiana and Tennessee State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Tennessee State a 79% chance of defeating Southern Indiana. Our predicted final score has Tennessee State winning 79-71.

According to our model, the bookmakers have got it right, and Southern Indiana and Tennessee State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 150.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Southern Indiana vs. Tennessee State odds

We have researched 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.

Southern Indiana vs. Tennessee State 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: