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Belmont vs Austin Peay 2/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Austin Peay Governors (7-13) vs. Belmont Bruins (19-5)
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Belmont Bruins -22 / Austin Peay Governors +22; Over/Under: 147.5
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The Austin Peay Governors will travel to Curb Event Center Arena to take on the Belmont Bruins this Monday night in College Basketball action.

The Austin Peay Governors lost their 2nd straight game and improved to 7-13 on the season after defeating the Morehead State Eagles, 77-52, this past Saturday. Austin Peay had no answers on the offensive end against Morehead State and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 43-20 margin. Austin Peay shot just 36.5% from the field & 30.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Morehead State to shoot 56.4% from the field & 37.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Governors was Elijah Hutchins-Everett who had 11 points & 4 rebounds.

On the season, Austin Peay is averaging 66.0 ppg on 42.5% shooting from the field. The Governors are averaging 7.5 three-pointers per game on 31.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Austin Peay has been led by Elijah Hutchins-Everett (13.4 ppg, 7.1 rpg), Caleb Stone-Carrawell (11.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.0 apg), Tariq Silver (9.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.3 apg), & Cameron Copeland (8.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.3 spg).

Defensively, Austin Peay is allowing their opponents to an average of 70.1 ppg on 46.0% shooting from the field. The Governors have a rebound margin of -1.9 and a turnover margin of -0.2.

The Belmont Bruins won their 5th straight game and improved to 19-5 on the season after defeating the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, 100-92 (OT), this past Saturday. Belmont was able to fight back from a 72-61 deficit with 7:38 left in regulation to force OT and had no trouble pulling away in the extra period after taking a 93-84 lead with 1:44 left in regulation. Belmont shot 49.2% from the field & 29.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Tennessee Tech to shoot 48.7% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bruins was ben Sheppard who had 41 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, & 1 block.

On the season, Belmont is averaging 82.3 ppg on 49.9% shooting from the field. The Bruins are averaging 9.4 three-pointers per game on 35.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Belmont has been led by Ben Sheppard (16.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg), Nick Muszynski (16.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.7 apg), Will Richard (12.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg), Will Richard (12.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg), & Luke Smith (9.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.1 spg).

Defensively, Belmont is allowing their opponents to average 70.4 ppg on 43.2% shooting from the field. The Bruins have a rebound margin of 1.0 and a turnover margin of 2.9.

The Governors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games, however, are just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 February games. The Bruins are 12-6 ATS in their last 18 games & 6-0-1 ATS in their last 7 Monday home games.

Belmont is once again a solid team that can score with the best of them, however, the Bruins have struggled on the defensive end this season as they come into this matchup ranked just 215th in scoring defense & 193rd in defensive FG%. Austin Peay has been a blown out a few times on the road this season, however, the Governors do have some impressive wins over Dayton and more recently, Murray State, and although I don’t think the Governors have a chance to pull off an upset here, I think the offense can do enough to keep this one within 20 poitns and get us a cover. Good Luck!

Brett Nault's Free Pick: Austin Peay Governors +22

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Brett Nault

Brett has been involved with sports his entire life, whether playing them or betting on them, and loves using his education in data analytics to break down all matchups to get you a competitive edge. Follow Brett Nault on Twitter @BrettCU05

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