Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (11-11, 5-4 ASUN) are at home in ASUN play against the Austin Peay Governors (9-13, 4-5 ASUN) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET. The Colonels are favored by 7.5 points in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 145.5 points.

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Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay betting lines

  • Eastern Kentucky moneyline odds to win: -380
  • Austin Peay moneyline odds to win: +298
  • Spread: Eastern Kentucky (-7.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Eastern Kentucky statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Eastern Kentucky sports a worse record against the spread (3-4-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (5-5-0).
  • The Colonels have exceeded the total less consistently at home, hitting the over in four of seven home matchups (57.1%). In away games, they have hit the over in eight of 10 games (80%).
  • Eastern Kentucky has fared worse as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, sporting a home record of 3-2, compared to going 2-1 on the road.

Recent trends

  • The Colonels have been racking up 77.5 points per game in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s slightly higher than the 77.2 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Eastern Kentucky has been less stingy on defense lately, allowing 78.6 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 76.6 points per game its opponents are averaging over the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Colonels are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (8.6 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (33.2% from beyond the arc over the last 10, 32.3% on the season).

Eastern Kentucky betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-11-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 7.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 6-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-6-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 8-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-4 (Home: 3-2; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-7 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
41.1 (333rd in nation) 45.7 (295th) 35.3 (49th) 35 (341st) 12.5 (273rd) 10 (51st)

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Austin Peay statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Austin Peay has performed better at home (3-3-0) than on the road (3-8-1).
  • Governors games have gone above the over/under 50% of the time at home (three of six), and 41.7% of the time on the road (five of 12).
  • The Governors, when moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (2-2) than away (2-8) this season.

Recent trends

  • The Governors are posting 76.2 points per contest over their previous 10 games, compared to their season average of 68.9.
  • Austin Peay has performed worse defensively over its previous 10 games, giving up 75.6 points per contest, 1.9 more points than its season average of 73.7.
  • The Governors are sinking 10.3 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 2.2 more than their average for the season (8.1). Likewise, they sport a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (34.3%) compared to their season average from downtown (32.2%).

Austin Peay betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-12-1 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 3-8-1)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 7.5+: 2-6-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-1; As Underdog: 6-10-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-12-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 5-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 5-11 (Home: 2-2; Away: 2-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
40 (355th in nation) 45.5 (290th) 29.6 (315th) 35.9 (350th) 11.6 (323rd) 10.2 (70th)
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