Tennessee State at SE Missouri State

SE Missouri St. spent many years in the basement of the Ohio Valley Conference, but over the last couple of years this team has become somewhat more competitive. They are off to an 8-8 start, but a pair of wins vs non-div-1 teams leaves them at 6-8 vs like competition. The soft early schedule is also coming with a price here, as the Red Hawks have lost 6 of their last 7, and the team confidence is at a season's low right now. Tennessee St. has all of 2 wins on the season, and certainly don't look to be the type of team to present a challenge here, but the Tigers earned one of those wins in their last 2 games, and have been more than competitive of late, as they have suffered just 1 loss in their last 8 by more than 8 points. While they are an unappealing 0-8 on the road, they have taken the money in each of their last 4 on the road. Make the play on Tennessee State.