Hallelujah, here she comes. "Skateaway" - Dire Straits
Tennessee State Tigers
68 – 55
FINAL Neutral Conference OVC
UT Martin Skyhawks
Ohio Valley Conference · Ford Center (Neutral) · March 7, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread TNST -1.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Under
Money TNST -130 / UTM +110
Model Predictions
Spread Total TNST win
Actual TNST +13 123 Won
Massey TNST -0.5 (+12.5) — —
Massey Totals — 140.1 (-17.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 56% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 53% ✓
Baseline Plus ML TNST -1.4 (+11.6) 136.2 (-13.2) 63% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ TNST -1.1 (+11.9) 135.8 (-12.8) 62% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML TNST -1.7 (+11.3) 133.7 (-10.7) 58% ✓
Baseline ML TNST -1.3 (+11.7) 134.7 (-11.7) 61% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 28, 2026 TNST 67 – 42 UTM
Dec 19, 2025 TNST 78 – 71 UTM
Feb 19, 2025 TNST 86 – 75 UTM
Jan 22, 2025 TNST 81 – 80 UTM
Mar 2, 2024 UTM 96 – 87 TNST

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings TNST UTM
Overall 23-10 22-11
Conference 15-5 13-7
Home 10-2 12-3
Away 10-7 8-6
Neutral 2-1 2-2
Last 5 4-1 2-3
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 77.9 67.8
Avg Pts Against 75.1 64.7
Massey -2.3 (#206) -2.9 (#211)
Bradley-Terry 0.04 (#159) -0.21 (#184)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.31 (#185) -0.44 (#204)
RPI 0.539 (#94) 0.509 (#162)
Shooting & Four Factors TNST UTM
FG% 44.7% 41.7%
3PT% 31.9% 30.4%
REB / G 36.2 38.3
OREB / G 12.8 13.2
AST / TO 1.08 0.91
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.5% 48.8%
TOV% 16.4% 21.4%
ORB% 34.5% 37.1%
FT Rate 26.3% 25.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.9% 45.8%
Opp TOV% 20.2% 19.9%
DRB% 69.9% 68.3%
Opp FT Rate 30.8% 25.0%

Game Analysis

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