Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Austin Peay Governors Prediction, 1/15/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Austin Peay Governors

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-11) are hitting the road to F&M Bank Arena on Thursday where they will compete against the Austin Peay Governors (10-5).

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels faced Central Arkansas and notched a win by a score of 79-75 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Colonels ended up finishing with 15 and Central Arkansas accumulated 14 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 33 tries from beyond the arc. Central Arkansas ended up going 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of 15 tries. Additionally, Central Arkansas snagged 37 boards (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Central Arkansas recorded 16 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. When it comes to defense, Eastern Kentucky allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 18 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 30 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Colonels converted 4 of 7 shots for a rate of 57.1%. Eastern Kentucky finished having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (28 of 64) and converted 19 out of their 45 three-point attempts.

Juan Cranford Jr. is someone who had an impact for the contest. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and grabbed 4 boards. He scored 20 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Eastern Kentucky comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 6-11 on the season. They currently have an average of 80.0 pts per game (120th in the nation) while hitting 42.4% from the field. The Colonels are shooting 33.8% on three-point attempts (194 of 574) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Eastern Kentucky is pulling down 37.4 boards per game and has tallied 243 assists for the campaign, which ranks 192nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Colonels have forced 12.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are ranked 283rd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 255 relinquished on the year. The Colonels defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.7% (487 of 1,020) and they concede 36.9 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 325th in college in points per game allowed (80.4).

In their last game, the Austin Peay Governors took home the win by a final score of 81-69 when they faced Stetson. Regarding rebounding, Austin Peay permitted Stetson to get 40 overall (12 offensive). They shot 29.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 10 out of 34 and finished the contest at 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Governors permitted Stetson to make 26 out of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6% in this game. Overall, the Governors shot 28 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Austin Peay buried 7 of their 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 56.3%. Stetson committed 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Governors to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Governors were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this contest.

Collin Parker was important for the Governors for the matchup. He converted 12 out of 24 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 27 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and added 2 assists in the matchup.

Austin Peay has a record of 10-5 this year. The Governors are committing 17.2 fouls every game while shooting 71.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per game (59th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. Austin Peay has tallied 1,209 pts on the season (80.6 per contest) and they pull down 37.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Governors are shooting 44.4% from the field, which has them ranked 245th in the country.

The Governors on the defensive end are ranked 84th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 69.5. They are forcing 16.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (139th in college). The Austin Peay defense allows 31.2% on 3-pointers (121 of 388) and their opponents are making 66.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 15.1 assists and 36.8 total rebounds per game, which is 290th and 288th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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