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

Western Illinois will take on Tennessee Tech in men's college basketball action at LeRoy A. Ufkes Court at Western Hall on Saturday, beginning at 4:30 PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts Tennessee Tech as the most likely winner of the Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois game.

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

Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the result of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Tennessee Tech and Western Illinois 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Tennessee Tech a 56% chance of defeating Western Illinois. Our predicted final score has Tennessee Tech winning 72-71.

According to our model, Western Illinois (+3.5) has a 59% chance of covering the spread, while the 143.5-point over/under has a 52% chance of going over.

Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois 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.

Tennessee Tech vs. Western Illinois picks and best bet

After matching our predictions 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: