Who's Playing
Austin Peay Governors @ Morehead State Eagles
Current Records: Austin Peay 3-1, Morehead State 1-3
How To Watch
- When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Johnson Arena -- Morehead, Kentucky
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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- Ticket Cost: $29.00
What to Know
Austin Peay and Morehead State are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Austin Peay Governors are taking a road trip to face off against the Morehead State Eagles at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Johnson Arena. The Eagles have the home-court advantage, but the Governors are expected to win by 3.5 points.
Austin Peay is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Tennessee just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Sunday. They were dealt a punishing 103-68 loss at the hands of the Volunteers. The loss was the Governors' first of the season.
Austin Peay's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Isaac Haney, who earned 22 points, and LJ Thomas, who had 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Haney a new career-high in field goal percentage (50%).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 37-37 at halftime, Morehead State was not quite Chattanooga's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 76-62 to the Mocs. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Austin Peay fell to 3-1. As for Morehead State, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Austin Peay came up short against Morehead State in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 61-50. Can Austin Peay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Odds
Austin Peay is a 3.5-point favorite against Morehead State, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Governors, as the game opened with the Governors as a 1-point favorite.
The over/under is 139 points.
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Series History
Morehead State and Austin Peay both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Nov 29, 2023 - Morehead State 61 vs. Austin Peay 50
- Feb 05, 2022 - Morehead State 77 vs. Austin Peay 52
- Jan 08, 2022 - Morehead State 66 vs. Austin Peay 55
- Feb 06, 2021 - Morehead State 75 vs. Austin Peay 74
- Feb 27, 2020 - Austin Peay 67 vs. Morehead State 58
- Mar 07, 2019 - Austin Peay 95 vs. Morehead State 81
- Feb 16, 2019 - Austin Peay 73 vs. Morehead State 70
- Jan 05, 2019 - Austin Peay 81 vs. Morehead State 67
- Jan 27, 2018 - Austin Peay 92 vs. Morehead State 76
- Jan 19, 2017 - Morehead State 89 vs. Austin Peay 82
