The Austin Peay Governors will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Skyhawks in Tennessee-Martin at Skyhawk Arena on Thursday in college basketball action.

The Skyhawks sport records of 4-25 and 8-15 ATS heading into this battle, while the Governors have 10-19 and 8-15-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 10-13 for the Skyhawks and 13-11 for the Governors.



View Austin Peay vs Tennessee-Martin Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The visitors opened as 8-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Skyhawks at No. 336 and the Governors at No. 279 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 65-58 result in favor of the Governors.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Governors rank No. 216 in NCAA Division 1 with 33.9 per game. That compares with Tennessee-Martin’s No. 287 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where Tennessee-Martin is college basketball's No. 337-ranked team at 4 per game, while the Governors rate No. 335 with 4.1 per game.

Defensively, Austin Peay features the nation's No. 296-rated defense on the road, allowing 75.7 points per game. Tennessee-Martin, meanwhile, comes in at No. 235 nationally in scoring at home.

Austin Peay was a 71-68 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against Youngstown State. They covered the 2.5-point spread as favorites. The Governors grabbed a 71-68 win over the Penguins on Saturday, behind a 23-point effort from TyShwan Edmondson at Winfield Dunn Center.

Tennessee-Martin lost its last outing, a 64-48 result against Southeastern Louisiana on February 18. They failed to cover in that game as a 5.5-point underdog. Mike Liabo scored 13 points in a futile effort to lead the Skyhawks to a win (they lost 64-48 to Southeastern Louisiana at SLU University Center on Saturday).


Austin Peay Governors Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing SE Missouri State are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Trends:
When playing on Thursday are 3-5
Before playing Jacksonville State are 5-5
After a loss are 1-9

A few Governors at Skyhawks trends to consider:
Austin Peay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Austin Peay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
Austin Peay is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tennessee-Martin
Austin Peay is 3-16 SU in its last 19 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Tennessee-Martin's last 14 games when playing Austin Peay
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tennessee-Martin's last 6 games when playing at home against Austin Peay
Tennessee-Martin is 4-7-2 ATS in its last 13 games when playing Austin Peay
Tennessee-Martin is 1-16 SU in its last 17 games


Next up:
Austin Peay home to SE Missouri State, Saturday, February 25
Tennessee-Martin at Jacksonville State, Saturday, February 25