Austin Peay Governors vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Austin Peay Governors vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) are welcoming the Austin Peay Governors (3-0) at Food City Center on Sunday.

The Austin Peay Governors took the court against Chattanooga and went home with a win by a final score of 67-61 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Governors ended up walking away with 15 while Chattanooga racked up 19 fouls. They made 5 of their 29 attempts from distance. Chattanooga walked away from this one shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Chattanooga pulled down 33 boards (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Chattanooga earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In relation to the defense, Austin Peay allowed the other team to go 39.1% from the field on 25 out of 64 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists for this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Governors converted 19 of their 26 tries for a percentage of 73.1%. Austin Peay walked away from the game with a 43.8% FG percentage (21 out of 48) and converted 6 out of their 15 three-point shots.

LJ Thomas is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He scored 18 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also snagged 5 boards. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor and totaled 2 assists.

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Austin Peay will play this contest with a record of 3-0 for the season. They currently have an average of 76.7 points per contest (213th in D-1) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Governors are shooting 38.2% on 3-pointers (21 of 55) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Austin Peay is grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game and has 31 assists for the season, which is 319th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 9.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Governors are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 243rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 43 surrendered on the season. The Governors defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (71 of 167) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 28.4% from beyond the arc while they are 138th in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers walked away with a victory by a final of 92-57 against Montana. Concerning rebounding, Tennessee allowed Montana to get 15 overall (3 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 28.0% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 25 and finished the contest at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Volunteers allowed Montana to convert 18 of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 34.6% in this contest. Overall, the Volunteers shot 31 for 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.8%. Concerning shots from downtown, Tennessee made 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a clip of 84.0%. Montana committed 21 fouls for the game which got the Volunteers to the free throw line for 25 shots. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Volunteers were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 34 in the game.

Igor Milicic Jr. was important for the Volunteers for the game. He made 6 of 10 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 5 dimes for the game.

Tennessee has a mark of 3-0 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Volunteers are connecting on 56.0% from the field, which is ranked 8th in Division 1. Tennessee has accounted for 249 pts for the campaign (83.0 per contest) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.3 times per game (85th in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest. The Volunteers commit 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Tennessee defense surrenders 26.4% on shots from distance (23 of 87) and their opponents are knocking down 78.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 9.0 assists and 25.0 boards per contest, which is 40th and 3rd in the nation. The Volunteers defensively are ranked 33rd in the nation in PPG surrendered with 58.7. They have forced 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 34.7% from the floor (24th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Austin Peay

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