Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Prediction: Eastern Illinois Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/9/2025]

Eastern Illinois will square off with Tennessee Tech in college basketball action at Lantz Arena on Thursday, commencing at 8:30PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Eastern Illinois as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Tennessee Tech-Eastern Illinois game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Eastern Illinois with a win probability of 54% and Tennessee Tech with 46%."

For a closer look at Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois predictions page.

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Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball matchup between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech at Lantz Arena is scheduled to begin at 8:30PM ET.

• Who: Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois
• Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
• Time: 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT
• Venue: Lantz Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Thursday's Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our independent predictive model gives Eastern Illinois a 54% chance of beating Tennessee Tech. Our predicted final score has Eastern Illinois winning 71-70.

According to our model, Tennessee Tech (+1.5) has a 51% chance of covering the spread, while the 141-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Odds

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

Bet Type	Tennessee Tech	Eastern Illinois
Spread	+1.5 (-104)	-1.5 (-115)
Moneyline	+110	-130
Total	o141 (-110)	u141 (-110)

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

Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Tennessee Tech vs. Eastern Illinois matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Eastern Illinois, with a 54% win probability, will likely beat Tennessee Tech on Thursday.

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