Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction: Why Tennessee State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/10/2026]

Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State will meet in men's college basketball action at Lantz Arena 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 Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois game.

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

Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model currently gives Tennessee State a 61% chance of beating Eastern Illinois. Our predicted final score has Tennessee State winning 74-71.

According to our model, Eastern Illinois (+3.5) has a 56% chance of covering the spread, while the 144.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of going over.

Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois 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.

Tennessee State vs. Eastern Illinois picks and best bet

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