Belmont Bruins (19-5) vs Austin Peay Governors (7-13)
Game Info: Monday, February 7, 2022 at 7:30 pm (Curb Event Center)
Betting Odds: Belmont Bruins -19.5 -- Over/Under: 143 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Austin Peay Governors will travel to play the Belmont Bruins in an OVC game on Monday.
The Austin Peay Governors are 7-13 (3-7) this season and have lost two games in a row. Austin Peay is coming off of a loss against Morehead State by a score of 77-52. Austin Peay allowed their opponent to shoot 56.4% from the field and gave up 10 made three pointers in the loss. Elijah Hutchins-Everett led the Governors with 11 points and 4 rebounds in the game. Austin Peay is averaging 66 points per game and is giving up 70.1 points per game against, while also averaging 32.7 rebounds per game and 13.9 assists per game. Elijah Hutchins-Everett is averaging 13.4 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game, while Caleb Stone-Carrawell is averaging 11.5 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game for the Governors. Austin Peay is shooting 42.5% on field goals, 71.1% on free throws, and 31.2% on three pointers.
The Belmont Bruins are 19-5 (9-2) this season and have won five games in a row. Belmont defeated Tennessee Tech in overtime by a score of 100-92 in their last game. Belmont shot 49.2% from the field and made 9 three pointers in the win. Ben Sheppard led the Bruins with 41 points and 6 rebounds in the game. Belmont is averaging 82.3 points per game and is giving up 70.4 points per game against, while also averaging 34.5 rebounds per game and 19.3 assists per game. Ben Sheppard is averaging 16.7 points per game and 4 rebounds per game, while Nick Muszynski is averaging 16.1 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game for the Bruins. Belmont is shooting 49.9% on field goals, 73.9% on free throws, and 35.3% on three pointers.
Austin Peay is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games and 2-6-1 ATS in their last 9 road games. The under is 4-1-1 in Austin Peay’s last 6 Monday games. Belmont is 7-1-2 ATS in their last 10 Monday games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games. The under is 5-2 in Belmont’s last 7 games following an ATS loss. The home team is 12-2 ATS in these two teams last 14 head to head meetings.
Belmont should win this game easily as they are the much better team in this matchup. Belmond did defeat Austin Peay 75-67 in their first meeting of the season. I am taking Austin Peay to keep it reasonably respectable and keep it from becoming a blowout.