By Canadian Press on February 20, 2025.
UT Martin Skyhawks (12-16, 8-9 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (13-14, 8-8 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Eagles -1.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin visits Tennessee Tech after Tarence Guinyard scored 20 points in UT Martin’s 86-75 loss to the Tennessee State Tigers. The Golden Eagles are 7-3 on their home court. Tennessee Tech averages 15.3 assists per game to lead the OVC, paced by Jaylon Johnson with 4.8. The Skyhawks have gone 8-9 against OVC opponents. UT Martin has a 4-6 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Tennessee Tech averages 72.2 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than the 72.5 UT Martin allows. UT Martin averages 9.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Tennessee Tech gives up. TOP PERFORMERS: Johnson is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Golden Eagles. Matthew Sells is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Guinyard is averaging 15.8 points for the Skyhawks. Vladimer Salaridze is averaging 12.9 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 4-6, averaging 71.8 points, 31.4 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.8 points per game. Skyhawks: 4-6, averaging 74.1 points, 32.0 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 8.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.4 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press 16