The Austin Peay Governors will travel to the Hooper Eblen Center to take on the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles this Saturday night in College Basketball action.
The Austin Peay Governors lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 5-11 on the season after being defeated by the Belmont Bruins, 75-67, this past Thursday. Austin Peay fought back from a 37-28 halftime deficit to make it a competitive game late, however, the Governors struggled offensively down the stretch and could not fight back after the Bruins took a 71-61 lead with 3:14 left in regulation. Austin Peay shot 40.4% from the field & 38.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Belmont to shoot 51.1% from the field & 30.4% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Governors was Elijah Hutchings-Everett who had a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds, & 1 assist.
On the season, Austin Peay is averaging 68.0 ppg on 42.9% shooting from the field. The Governors are averaging 7.6 three-pointers per game on 31.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Austin Peay has been led by Elijah Hutchins-Everett (12.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.0 apg), Caleb Stone-Carrawell (12.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.1 apg), Tariq Silver (11.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.0 spg), & Carlos Perez (6.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.2 spg).
Defensively, Austin Peay is allowing their opponents to average 71.4 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Governors have a rebound margin of -2.8 and a turnover margin of 1.1.
The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles lost their 2nd straight game and dropped to 5-14 on the season after being defeated by the Murray State Racers, 80-75, this past Thursday. Tennessee Tech led by a 36-34 margin at halftime, however, the Golden Eagles struggled defensively in the 2nd half and could not fight back after the Racers took a 74-65 lead with 3:07 left in regulation. Tennessee Tech shot 54.2% from the field & 23.5% from beyond the arc while allowing Murray State to shoot 50.8% from the field & 42.9% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Golden Eagles was Mamoudou Diarra who had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 1 block, & 2 steals.
On the season, Tennessee Tech is averaging 73.2 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles are averaging 6.7 three-pointers per game on 32.6% shooting from beyond arc. Offensively, Tennessee Tech has been led by Jr. Clay (11.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.9 spg), Keishawn Davidson (10.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.5 apg), Kenny White Jr. (9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.3 apg), & Mamoudou Diarra (9.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 1.1 bpg).
Defensviely, Tennessee Tech is allowing their opponents to average 74.7 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Golden Eagles have a rebound margin of 1.4 and a turnover margin of 0.6.
The Governors are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss & 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Golden Eagles are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss & 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
Austin Peay has lost 8 of their last 9 games and has really struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Governors rank just t-265th in scoring offense & 246th in scoring defense. Tennessee Tech has a winning record at home and after seeing them give a very good Murray State team everything they could handle, I think the Golden Eagles have no problem picking up this win while also covering this spread. Good Luck!