Austin Peay vs. West Georgia betting: College basketball preview for January 9

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The West Georgia Wolves (2-13, 0-2 ASUN) visit the Austin Peay Governors (6-9, 1-1 ASUN) after losing nine straight road games. The Governors are favored by 8 points in the matchup, which tips at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The matchup’s point total is set at 131.5.

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Austin Peay Cover -8 vs West Georgia -108

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Austin Peay vs. West Georgia betting lines

  • Austin Peay moneyline odds to win: -370
  • West Georgia moneyline odds to win: +290
  • Spread: Austin Peay (-8)
  • Total: 131.5

Austin Peay statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Austin Peay owns a better record against the spread at home (1-1-0) than it does in road games (2-7-0).
  • At home, the Governors eclipse the total 0% of the time (zero of two games). They hit the over more often in away games, going over the total in 22.2% of games (two of nine).

Recent trends

  • The Governors have been putting up 63.1 points per contest in their last 10 times on the court, an average that’s a little lower than the 65.8 they’ve scored over the course of the 2024-25 season.
  • Austin Peay’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (70.0) is 1.2 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (71.2).
  • Over their past 10 contests, the Governors are making 0.2 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (6.7 compared to 6.9 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from deep in that span (28.0% compared to 30.0% season-long).

Austin Peay betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-9-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-11-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-8 (Home: 1-1; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.5 (352nd in nation) 45.9 (302nd) 29.2 (332nd) 33.4 (293rd) 10.8 (350th) 11.0 (135th)

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West Georgia statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, West Georgia has had better results on the road (4-4-0) than at home (1-3-0).
  • Wolves games have gone above the over/under 75% of the time at home (three of four), and 50% of the time away (four of eight).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Wolves have a better winning percentage at home (.333, 1-2 record) than away (.000, 0-8).

Recent trends

  • The Wolves have performed better offensively over their past 10 games, putting up 71.1 points per contest, 2.7 more than their season average of 68.4.
  • West Georgia has performed better defensively over its last 10 games, allowing 75.2 points per contest, 2.5 fewer points than its season average of 77.7 allowed.
  • The Wolves are sinking 6.0 three-pointers per contest with a 31.9% three-point percentage in their last 10 games, compared to their season averages of 5.7 and 31.3%.

West Georgia betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-8-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 8+: 4-7-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 6-7-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-6-0 (Home: 3-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-12 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-8)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.1 (274th in nation) 47.4 (344th) 29.4 (325th) 33.3 (291st) 13.5 (215th) 11.2 (150th)
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