Austin Peay vs Belmont 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Belmont Bruins and the Austin Peay Governors meet in college basketball action from the Winfield Dunn Center on Thursday night.

The Belmont Bruins come into this one looking to build on a 90-56 win over Eastern Illinois last time out. Ben Sheppard leads the Bruins in scoring with 15.8 PPG while Nick Muszynski has 15 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Will Richard has 12.3 PPG with 6 RPG, rounding out the trio of double-digit scorers for Belmont up to this point in the season. Luke Smith has 9.9 PPG and Grayson Murphy also has 8.1 PPG with 6.2 RPG and a team-high 5.8 APG as well this season. As a team, Belmont is averaging 81.3 PPG on 49.5% shooting from the field, 35.1% shooting from three and 72.3% from the foul line while allowing 70.6 PPG on 43.6% shooting from the field and 34.6% from three this season.

The Austin Peay Governors will look to rebound from a 65-61 loss at Tennessee State last time out. Elijah Hutchins-Everett leads Austin Peay in scoring and rebounding with 12.7 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Tariq Silver has 12.4 PPG and Caleb Stone-Carrawell has 12.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Austin Peay so far this season. Cameron Copeland has 9.9 PPG while Carlos Paez has a team-high 3.5 APG as well for the Governors this year. As a team, Austin Peay is averaging 68.1 PPG on 43.1% shooting from the field, 31.2% from three and 71.3% from the foul line while allowing 71.1 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field and 26.9% from three this season.

Belmont is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a win by 20 or more points while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Austin Peay is 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall and 1-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a loss while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 home games.

I get the case to be made for a home underdog in some spots, as the points could be aided by home court. However, the Governors just don’t score enough to hang with a team like Belmont who have already pummeled lesser teams on the road this season. I think this is a 20+ point win for the Bruins, so I’ll lay the points with Belmont here.