Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Tennessee State Tigers NCAAB Picks - Odds and Predictions
Date:
January 4, 8:30 pm
Location:
Nashville
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Tennessee State +3.5
Total:
125
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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks and Tennessee State Tigers will square off in the Music City of Nashville, Tennessee on Thursday, January 4th, 2018 at 8:30 PM ET. The affair is an Ohio Valley Conference game of importance to both sides. Currently, the Gamecocks stand at 2-0 in their defense of the conference credentials as 2016 OVC champion. Tennessee State sits winless at 0-2 in the conference standings. Between both sides, this is as about as evenly matched as it gets. Both teams have won four of the previous eight meetings. The Home Team is 7-3 SU in a ten-game sample of the previous ten meetings.
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records<br />
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 11-4 SU, 6-3 ATS<br />
Tennessee State Tigers, 5-8 SU, 2-5 ATS
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Jacksonville State at Tennesssee State Key Betting Trends<br />
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Jacksonville State is 2-3 SU on the road this season.
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Jacksonville State is 4-1 SU in their last five contests overall.
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Jacksonville State is 2-8 ATS in the previous ten meetings against Tennessee State.
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Tennessee State is 3-9 ATS in their previous 12 home games.
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Public Money<br />
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From the get-go, we have seen the market ascend by 1.5 points indicating that heavy action has rolled in on the Gamecocks. Presently, the Gamecocks are presented with a tag of -115 to spot the points to the Tigers. In Over/Under markets, we have seen a mirroring 1.5-point rise thanks to action on the Over.
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Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Tennessee State Tigers Prediction
Jacksonville State is the more recognizable name in this contest because they won the conference hardware last year and earned a #15 seed in the Men’s Basketball Tournament whilst doing so. The Gamecocks also gave Kentucky a run for its money in the first round proving they were no easy out. Many takers are reminiscing upon the impression left by J-State in 2016 and are quick to pull the trigger here as they are against a basketball team that many have never heard of. However, analytics would prove the equity is in fact on the Tigers.
According to KenPom, the Tigers have played a far tougher schedule when it comes to non-conference opposition in contrast to the visitors. Tennessee State’s Non-Conference Strength of Schedule sits at 57th nationally whilst the Gamecocks have played the 343rd ranked docket in that respective department. Given the fact J-State has played nine games at home this season in comparison to Tennessee State who has played just five, this could explain the market’s reluctance to buy into the verity of the contrasting win-loss records. When the narrative of home court advantage is tossed into the mix, the Tigers are in a position here to create some discord in the early stages of conference play. The Tigers may win this one outright but when points are added, Tennessee State is a true value proposition.
Free Pick:
Take Tennessee State +3.5
