Belmont Bruins vs Austin Peay Governors College Basketball Betting Preview

Belmont Bruins

vs

Austin Peay Governors
Saturday, January 17, 2015 8:30 PM ET
Winfield Dunn Center

Austin Peay looks to cover the Governors-Bruins pointspread on Saturday and improve its overall 6-11 mark when they host Belmont in college basketball betting action.

Belmont Bruins vs Austin Peay Governors Sportsbook Odds and Betting Line

The Austin Peay Governors were listed as 6.5-point underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark earlier in the day. It opened first at Sportsbook, where the over/under betting odds total was expected shortly.

Belmont Bruins vs Austin Peay Governors Odds and Stats.

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

This college basketball season, the Austin Peay Governors are 6-11 overall and 3-9 ATS, while the Belmont Bruins are 10-7 and 4-11 ATS. As for the betting totals, Austin Peay boasts a 4-1 on the OU, and Belmont is 4-2-1.

It's a betting matchup between the No. 335-rated Austin Peay Governors and the No. 195-ranked Belmont Bruins, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark.

How Belmont Bruins vs Austin Peay Governors Stats Matchup

Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Austin Peay's No. 196-ranked scoring average of 64.76 PPG, against a Belmont Bruins defense rated No. 234 and allowing 71.76 PPG. The Austin Peay Governors FG% has averaged 40.73% to date this season, less than the Belmont Bruins shooters have managed so far (45.12% per game).

Recent Outings Betting Recap

Belmont suffered a 92-77 loss against Murray State on Thursday, getting 19 points from Taylor Barnette in a losing effort at CFSB Center.

The Governors got 15 points from Josh Robinson as Austin Peay ran past Tennessee State 69-68 on Thursday at Winfield Dunn Center.

Belmont Bruins vs Austin Peay Governors Betting Odds Trends

Belmont is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Belmont is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
Belmont is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Belmont is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Austin Peay is 7-15 SU in its last 22 games
Austin Peay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Austin Peay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Belmont

Next Betting Matchups

Belmont home to Tennessee-Martin, Thursday, January 22nd
Austin Peay at SIU Edwardsville, Thursday, January 22nd

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