Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State prediction: Why Tennessee State is favored to win in college football Week 9, 2025

Tennessee State will face Western Illinois in Week 9 college football action at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, starting at 2:30PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college football model predicts the Tennessee State as the most likely winner of the Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State game.

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

Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State prediction: Who will win, cover the spread?

Using trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State 10,000 times as part of our college football predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Tennessee State a 54% chance of beating Western Illinois. Our predicted final score has Tennessee State winning 28-26.

According to our model, Western Illinois (+3) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 54.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State odds

We have sourced the best college football odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

Bet Type	Western Illinois	Tennessee State
Spread	+3 (-110)	-3 (-110)
Moneyline	+120	-140
Total	o54.5 (-110)	u54.5 (-110)

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

Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State 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:

Bet Type	Pick	Bet Now
Spread	Western Illinois +3	-110
Moneyline	Western Illinois	+120
Total	Under 54.5	-110

According to our college football best bets, the top play to make on this game is Western Illinois +3 at the spread.

Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State game-day updates and essential details

Saturday's college football game between Tennessee State and Western Illinois at Nissan Stadium is scheduled to start at 2:30PM ET.

• Who: Western Illinois vs. Tennessee State
• Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025
• Time: 2:30PM ET/11:30AM PT
• Venue: Nissan Stadium

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Conclusion

We predict Tennessee State, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat Western Illinois on Saturday.

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