Austin Peay Governors vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/21/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Austin Peay Governors vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN

TV: SECN+

Thompson-Boling Arena is where the Tennessee Volunteers (9-2) will try to beat the Austin Peay Governors (6-6) on Wednesday.

The Austin Peay Governors took the court against Murray State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-60 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Governors finished with 11 while Murray State recorded 11 personal fouls. They made 4 of their 14 shots from 3-point land. Murray State went 71.4% from the free throw line by converting 10 of 14 shots. Additionally, Murray State totaled 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Murray State distributed 14 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Austin Peay allowed the other team to go 46.6% from the field on 27 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Governors buried 6 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Austin Peay ended the game with a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and converted 4 out of their 12 shots from downtown.

Elijah Hutchins-Everett is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and collected 11 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Austin Peay will enter this matchup with a mark of 6-6 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Austin Peay is grabbing 34.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 163 dimes on the season, which ranks 137th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Governors are connecting on 34.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (90 of 263) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 70.6 pts per game (224th in the country) while hitting 42.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Governors are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They are 267th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 relinquished this season. The Governors defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (301 of 639) and they surrender 32.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 30.5% on 3-point shots and they are 157th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (67.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers took a defeat with a final score of 75-70 when they played Arizona. The Volunteers corralled 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. Arizona earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to bury 8 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Tennessee knocked down 8 out of their 27 tries (29.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Volunteers shot 27 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. The Volunteers permitted Arizona to convert 23 of 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 42.6% for the matchup. They went 20.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 out of 24 and ended up going 24 out of 27 at the charity stripe (88.9%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Tennessee allowed Arizona to pull down 36 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Zakai Zeigler pitched in for the Volunteers for this game. He knocked down 8 of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and earned 6 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 29 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest.

Tennessee has a mark of 9-2 so far this season. The Volunteers are committing 16.8 fouls per contest and they go 72.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.5 times per contest (34th in D-1) and they cough up possession 13.9 times per game. Tennessee has scored 810 pts so far this year (73.6 per contest) and they pull down 41.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Volunteers are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which has them ranked 335th in the country.

The Tennessee defense allows 20.2% on 3-point attempts (49 of 242) and their opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 8.3 assists and 34.0 boards every game, which is ranked 7th and 172nd in those defensive categories. The Volunteers on the defensive side of the court are 4th in college hoops in points given up per game with 53.5. They are forcing their opponents into 18.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 33.6% from the floor (2nd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Austin Peay

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