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 are scheduled to meet 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 further insights into 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 trusted machine learning and data, we have simulated the result 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 currently gives Austin Peay a 78% chance of beating Eastern Kentucky. Our predicted final score has Austin Peay winning 79-70.

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 55% chance of staying under.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay odds

We have researched 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 current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below:

According to our men's college basketball best bets, the top play to make on this game is Austin Peay -7.5 at the spread.

Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay game-day updates and essential details

Thursday's men's college basketball game between Austin Peay and Eastern Kentucky at F&M Bank Arena is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET.

• Who: Eastern Kentucky vs. Austin Peay
• Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
• Time: 8:00 PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: F&M Bank Arena

Conclusion

We predict Austin Peay, with a 78% win probability, will likely beat Eastern Kentucky on Thursday.

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