The Austin Peay Governors (6-11, 1-3 ASUN) will try to break a three-game losing streak when they host the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (8-9, 2-2 ASUN) on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at F&M Bank Arena as only 2.5-point underdogs. The contest airs at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup’s point total is 142.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay betting lines

• Eastern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: -152
• Austin Peay moneyline odds to win: +127
• Spread: Eastern Kentucky (-2.5)
• Total: 142

Eastern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the away team

• Eastern Kentucky has covered the spread in the same percentage of home games as road games (50%). It has covered two times in four games when playing at home and four times in eight games on the road.
• The Colonels have hit the over on the over/under in the same percentage of home games as games on the road (75%).
• Eastern Kentucky has fared worse as a moneyline favorite at home, posting a home record of 2-1, compared to going 2-0 away from home.

Recent trends

• On offense, the Colonels have increased their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 77.5 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 77.1 they’ve put up over the course of this season.
• Eastern Kentucky’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (80.4) is 3.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (76.8).
• The Colonels’ 8.9 made three-pointers per-game average during their past 10 games are less than the 9.0 they average on the season, but those 10 games have seen a higher percentage of three-point shots made, 32.1% compared to their season-long percentage of 31.7% from deep.

Eastern Kentucky betting records this season

• ATS Record: 7-8-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 4-4-0)
• ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 4-4-0)
• O-U-P: 11-4-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 6-2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-2 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-7 (Home: 0-1; Away: 1-5)

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Austin Peay statistics, trends and more

As the home team

• This season, Austin Peay is 1-3-0 at home against the spread (.250 winning percentage). On the road, it is 2-7-0 ATS (.222).
• Governors games have gone above the over/under more frequently at home (one time out of four) than away (two of nine) this year.
• The Governors’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .333 (1-2), and on the road it is .250 (2-6).

Recent trends

• While the Governors are averaging 65.6 points per game in 2024-25, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, amassing 63.9 points per contest.
• Austin Peay has performed worse defensively over its past 10 games, giving up 72.1 points per contest, 1.1 more points than its season average of 71.0.
• Over their last 10 games, the Governors are sinking 7.0 three-pointers per game, 0.2 fewer threes than their season average (7.2). They also own a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (27.8%) compared to their season average (30.5%).

Austin Peay betting records this season

• ATS Record: 4-11-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-7-0)
• ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 3-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-2-0; As Underdog: 4-9-0)
• O-U-P: 3-12-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-7-0)
• Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
• Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-9 (Home: 1-2; Away: 2-6)