The visiting Redhawks hope to send their backers to the pay window on Thursday as they look to cover the spread at Municipal Auditorium against the Austin Peay Governors.

This game is part of the Ohio Valley Tournament which will decide the conference champion and help decide March Madness seedings. The game is being played at Municipal Auditorium, which makes it technically a neutral site match.

This season, the Governors are 19-12 overall and 12-12 ATS ATS, while the Redhawks are 10-21 and 11-7 ATS against the number. As for the totals, Austin Peay boasts a 9-14 on the OU, and SE Missouri State is 8-10.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 43 (Governors) and the No. 278 (Redhawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 77-65 result in favor of the Governors has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Redhawks is ranked No. 189 in NCAA hoops at 34.7 per game. Contrast that with Austin Peay’s No. 128 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Austin Peay is the No. 246-ranked team in the country at 5.5 per game, while SE Missouri State rates No. 288 at 5.1 per game.

Defensively, SE Missouri State features the nation's No. 225-rated defense on the road, allowing 72.7 points per game. Austin Peay, meanwhile, comes in at No. 36 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, SE Missouri State was a 65-49 Sportsbook on the road against Eastern Kentucky. They covered the 7–point spread as underdogs. The Redhawks got a 20-point performance from Marland Smith, who added 11 rebounds, as SE Missouri State ran past Eastern Kentucky 65-49 on Wednesday at Municipal Auditorium.

In their last action, Austin Peay was a 75-52 Sportsbook at home against SE Missouri State. They covered the 14–point spread as favorites. Austin Peay cruised to victory on Saturday, running SE Missouri State out of the gym and running up a 75-52 score at Winfield Dunn Center.


SE Missouri State Redhawks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
After playing Eastern Kentucky are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

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

A few Redhawks at Governors trends to consider:
Austin Peay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing SE Missouri State
Austin Peay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Austin Peay's last 10 games
Austin Peay is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games when playing SE Missouri State