The Governors will try to cover the spread at Municipal Auditorium on Wednesday when they get a visit from the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in college basketball action.

This game is part of the Ohio Valley Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. Municipal Auditorium is the location for this game, which makes it a neutral-site matchup.

Austin Peay will face the 14-17 Gamecocks, who own a 16-8 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Governors are 14-12 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Gamecocks are 12-12 favoring the OVER.



View Jacksonville State vs Austin Peay Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Governors are listed as 1-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 279-rated Governors and the No. 177-ranked Gamecocks, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 69-64 result in favor of the Gamecocks.



How They Match Up:
In the paint, the rebound battle will feature Austin Peay's No. 218-rated squad against Jacksonville State's No. 242-rated roster. And in long-range shooting, Austin Peay rates No. 326 in the country with 4.3 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 325 nationally with 4.4 per match.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Jacksonville State owns the country's No. 54-rated mark, allowing 64.4 points per game on the highway. Austin Peay, on the other hand, rates No. 157 in scoring at home.

Jacksonville State was a 77-46 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Tennessee-Martin. They covered the 13.5-point spread as favorites. The battle between the Gamecocks and Skyhawks didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Tennessee-Martin was handed a 77-46 defeat on Saturday at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

Austin Peay won its last outing, a 68-59 result against SE Missouri State on February 25. They covered in that game as a 5-point favorite. TyShwan Edmondson went off for 25 points and added 4 rebounds, leading Austin Peay over SE Missouri State, 68-59, on Saturday at Winfield Dunn Center.


Jacksonville State Gamecocks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
After playing Tennessee-Martin are 2-8
After a win are 5-5

Austin Peay Governors Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
After playing SE Missouri State are 8-2
After a win are 7-3

A few Gamecocks at Governors trends to consider:
Austin Peay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Jacksonville State