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Little Rock vs Tennessee Tech Pick & Preview: Saturday, January 28th Betting Odds

Trojans vs Golden Eagles Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Little Rock Trojans at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
  • Where: Cookeville at Hooper Eblen Center
  • Date: Saturday, January 28th
  • Betting Odds: Little Rock +6.5, ARLR +226 | TENTCH -286 O/U 145.5

Trojans Preview:

Through 22 games, the Little Rock Trojans have an overall record of 6-16. So far, the Trojans have played 13 games on the road, with a record of 0-13. For the season, Little Rock has been the underdog in 17 games, sitting with a mark of 2-15. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Trojans being +6.5 point underdogs.

Myron Gardner comes into today’s game as the Trojans’ leading scorer at 13.33 points per contest. Not only has Gardner been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Little Rock’s top rebounder at 9.33 boards per contest. Behind Gardner, the team has benefited from the strong play of Deantoni Gordon, who is second on the team in scoring at 11.64 points per game. Overall, he has hit 50.2% of his shots and is adding 5.41 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Little Rock this season, as they are currently ranked 342nd in college basketball at 66.7 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Trojans’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.7%, placing them 273rd in the NCAA.

Golden Eagles Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Little Rock, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles will be taking the floor for the 23rd time this season and have an overall record of 10-12. So far this season, Tennessee Tech has played 11 games at home, sitting with a record of 8-3. The Golden Eagles’ are sitting with a betting line that is -6.5 points in their favor. For the season, Tennessee Tech has been favored to win in 6 games, sitting with a mark of 4-2.

Jaylen Sebree comes into today’s game as the Golden Eagles’ leading scorer at 13.5 points per contest. Not only has Sebree been key to the team’s scoring efforts, but he is Tennessee Tech’s top rebounder at 6.91 boards per contest. Behind Sebree, the team has benefited from the strong play of Jayvis Harvey, who is second on the team in scoring at 12.78 points per game. Overall, he has hit 45.3% of his shots and is adding 3.89 boards per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Tennessee Tech this season, as they are currently ranked 156th in college basketball at 72.8 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Golden Eagles’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 34.2%, placing them 238th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles -6.5

Heading into this matchup, our NCAA betting model has identified this game as a profitable opportunity and recommends taking the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles to pick up the win and cover the spread as -6.5 point betting favorites. Although Tennessee Tech as a team is just 156th in overall shooting percentage, we see their offense putting together a strong performance against the Trojans’ defense. At -6.5 we see there being plenty of value in grabbing the Golden Eagles to come out on top and cover.