Austin Peay Governors vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels Prediction, 1/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Austin Peay Governors vs Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, KY

TV: ESPN+

Baptist Health Arena is where the Eastern Kentucky Colonels (7-14) will meet the Austin Peay Governors (13-6) on Wednesday.

The Austin Peay Governors faced Stetson and walked away with a win by a score of 73-65 in their last game. Austin Peay finished having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 of 59) and made 5 out of their 20 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Governors buried 12 of 16 shots for a rate of 75.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 14 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to defense, Austin Peay allowed 39.3% from the field on 22 out of 56 shooting. Stetson totaled 15 assists and had 8 steals in this game. In addition, Stetson pulled down 30 boards (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Stetson ended up going 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 20 tries. They also buried 7 of their 24 shots from 3-point land. In regard to fouls, the Governors ended up with 16 while Stetson recorded 16 fouls.

Rashaud Marshall is one guy who had an impact for the game. He accounted for 21 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and snagged 9 boards. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Austin Peay heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 13-6 for the campaign. They are averaging 79.8 points per outing (114th in college hoops) while going 44.8% from the floor. The Governors are shooting 34.7% on shots from distance (172 of 496) and 71.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Austin Peay is grabbing 36.6 rebounds per game and has 311 dimes this year, which has them ranked 120th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Governors are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 fouls. They give up 31.6% on shots from distance and they are 79th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.6). The Governors are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (473 of 1,083) and they relinquish 36.3 boards per game as a squad. They rank 193rd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 274 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Eastern Kentucky Colonels took a defeat with a final score of 81-76 when they played Jacksonville. The Colonels were able to corral 17 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 27 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Jacksonville had 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Colonels to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Eastern Kentucky converted 6 out of their 17 tries (35.3%). When the game finished, the Colonels ended up going 25 out of 52 from the field which had them at 48.1%. The Colonels allowed Jacksonville to make 27 of their 52 tries from the floor which had them at 51.9% in the game. They finished the game shooting 28.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 14 and ended up going 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Eastern Kentucky allowed Jacksonville to get 25 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Montavious Myrick was important for the Colonels in the matchup. He converted 5 of 14 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 35.7%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 42 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Eastern Kentucky has a record of 7-14 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Colonels are hitting on 43.9% from the field, which ranks 261st in the nation. Eastern Kentucky has scored 1,682 pts for the season (80.1 per contest) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (176th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Colonels have committed 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Eastern Kentucky defense allows 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (166 of 485) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 14.3 dimes and 35.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 257th and 257th in college hoops. The Colonels on the defensive side of the court are 321st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 79.9. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (336th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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