Tennessee-Martin vs Austin Peay 1/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Austin Peay Governors and UT Martin Skyhawks meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Skyhawk Arena. The Austin Peay Governors look to snap a six-game losing streak. The UT Martin Skyhawks look to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Austin Peay Governors are averaging 68.3 points on 43 percent shooting and allowing 72.7 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Caleb Stone-Carrawell is averaging 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds, while Elijah Hutchins-Everett is averaging 12.4 points and 1.1 assists. Tariq Silver is the third double-digit scorer and Cam Copeland is grabbing 3.3 rebounds. The Austin Peay Governors are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 70.1 percent from the free throw line. The Austin Peay Governors are allowing 26.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.3 rebounds per game.

The UT Martin Skyhawks are averaging 71.5 points on 43.6 percent shooting and allowing 74.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting. KJ Simon is averaging 16.8 points and 4.9 rebounds, while KK Curry is averaging 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds. Darius Simmons is dishing 1.4 assists and Bernie Andre is grabbing 4.8 rebounds. The UT Martin Skyhawks are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.3 percent from the free throw line. The UT Martin Skyhawks are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.

The Governors are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Skyhawks are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 Thursday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Governors last 5 overall. The over is 8-1 in Skyhawks last 9 home games. The home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

The Austin Peay Governors have been awful offensively during this losing stretch, and it’s hard to expect things to improve with them being out of action for nearly two weeks. The UT Martin Skyhawks have had their struggles as well, but they already beat Austin Peay on the road this season and their defense is far and away more trustworthy. I have to lay the small chalk with the Skyhawks at home.