East Tennessee State takes on Austin Peay, seeks 4th straight home win

Austin Peay Governors (4-3) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (5-2)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buccaneers -9.5; over/under is 136.5

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State will try to keep its three-game home win streak alive when the Buccaneers play Austin Peay.

The Buccaneers have gone 4-1 in home games. East Tennessee State is fourth in the SoCon scoring 78.0 points while shooting 46.5% from the field.

The Governors are 1-2 in road games. Austin Peay has a 2-2 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

East Tennessee State averages 8.7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.4 more made shots than the 6.3 per game Austin Peay allows. Austin Peay has shot at a 41.5% clip from the field this season, 1.3 percentage points fewer than the 42.8% shooting opponents of East Tennessee State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Quimari Peterson is shooting 53.5% and averaging 19.0 points for the Buccaneers.

LJ Thomas is scoring 20.0 points per game and averaging 4.7 rebounds for the Governors.

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