Austin Peay Governors vs Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars 2/20/2020

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The Austin Peay Governors head to Edwardsville to face the SIUE Cougars at the Sam M. Vadalabene Center in Illinois. Austin Peay are tied for first place in the Ohio Valley Conference at 12-2 with an overall record of 18-9 while SIUE are in a three-way tie for seventh place with a 4-10 record and 7-20 overall. The Governors are looking for their third straight win and their ninth in the last 11 games while the Cougars just want to get back on the winning track.

Austin Peay are coming off a 93-85 win over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels last Saturday. G Jordyn Adams came up huge for the Governors with a team-high 23 points to go along with five rebounds and three assists. F Terry Taylor and F Eli Abaev had 19 points each while F Evan Hinson and G Alec Woodward both came off the bench to score 12 points and 11 points, respectively.

The Governors may be undefeated at home but they are just 4-8 on the road this season. They have struggled away from home, averaging 69.5 points and 32.5 rebounds per game. They are also shooting 41.6% from the field, 31.7% from the three-point area and 70.6% from the free throw line. Austin Peay have owned Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, winning ten out of their last ten matchups. They are also 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games and 12-2 SU in their last 14 games.

Austin Peay Governors vs Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars Predictions 2/20/2020

On the other hand, the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars’ winning streak was short lived. They ended their four-game losing streak last February 8 with an 83-75 win over Eastern Kentucky then followed it up with a close 76-74 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Valentine’s Day. Their two-game winning streak ended last Saturday against Southern Missouri State Redhawks, 75-71. In that loss, G Zeke Moore led the Cougars with 16 points and four rebounds.

The Cougars are the worst home team in the Ohio Valley conference this season. They are just 4-7 at home, averaging 72.3 points and 37.6 rebounds per game. They are shooting 45.2% from the field, 31.1% from beyond the arc and 67.4% from the charity stripe. SIUE’s defense at home is not bad but they just fail to finish off teams. They are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games and 3-10 SU in their last 13 games.

Austin Peay Governors vs Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars. The NCAA-B Men’s Pick for this match is the Austin Peay Governors -11. The Austin Peay Governors are one of the best teams in the Ohio Valley conference this season while the Southern Illinois-Edwardsville Cougars are one of the worse. Even if the SIUE Cougars are at home, they don’t have the advantage since they have the worst record at home in their conference. So look for Austin Peay to freely score and defeat the Cougars, 75-61.

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