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Austin Peay vs Morehead State 1/8/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Morehead State Eagles (9-5) vs. Austin Peay Governors (4-8)
January 8, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Austin Peay Governors +8.5 / Morehead State Eagles -8.5; Over/Under: +137
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The Morehead State Eagles and the Austin Peay Governors meet in college basketball action from the Winfield Dunn Center on Saturday.

The Morehead State Eagles will look to build on their 63-50 win over Eastern Illinois last time out. Johni Broome leads the Eagles in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 15.6 PPG and 10.2 RPG while Skyelar Potter has 10.4 PPG and 4.9 RPG and Tray Hollowell has 12.3 PPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Morehead State so far this season. Ta’lon Cooper also has 8 PPG, 4.5 RPG and a team-high 6.3 APG to lead the Eagles in the assist department. As a team, Morehead State is averaging 70 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 36.8% from three and 65.6% from the foul line while allowing 63.6 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field and 36.6% from three this season.

The Austin Peay Governors will look to snap a five-game losing streak after a 98-79 loss to Southeast Missouri State last time out. Caleb Stone-Carrawell leads the Governors in scoring with 13.2 PPG while Elijah Hutchins-Everett has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead Austin Peay on the glass. Tariq Silver has 12.2 PPG and Cameron Copeland has 10.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Austin Peay so far this season. Carlos Paez has a team-high 3.7 APG as well for the Governors this year. As a team, Austin Peay is averaging 69.4 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field, 33.2% from three and 69.8% from the foul line while allowing 73.3 PPG on 47.1% shooting from the field and 26.7% from three this season.

Morehead State is 3-9 ATS in their last 12 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record.  Austin Peay is 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games as a home underdog.

I get the allure of a home dog, but I’m not about to back Austin Peay as the Governors just haven’t been the same money-making team that they’ve been like last year’s team. Morehead State hasn’t been either, but I think the Eagles compared to this edition of the Governors should be able to win this one by double-digits. Give me the Eagles laying the points here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Morehead State -8.5

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