Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay prediction: Why Austin Peay is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [1/15/2026]

Austin Peay and Eastern Kentucky will lock horns in men's college basketball action at F&M Bank Arena on Thursday, with tipoff at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' proven college basketball model projects Austin Peay as the most likely winner of the Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using powerful machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Eastern Kentucky and Austin Peay 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model gives Austin Peay a 78% chance of beating Eastern Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Austin Peay winning 79-71.

According to our model, Austin Peay (-7.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 153.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: