Lipscomb vs. Austin Peay Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The Lipscomb Bisons (11-7, 4-1 ASUN) host the Austin Peay Governors (11-5, 5-0 ASUN) at Allen Arena, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Bisons are 2.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 154.5.

Lipscomb is coming off of an 81-71 victory over Bellarmine in its most recent game on Thursday. In the victory, Ethan Duncan led Lipscomb with 27 points. Austin Peay heads into this contest on the heels of a 74-72 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Thursday. Zyree Collins totaled 18 points, five rebounds and two assists for Austin Peay.

Lipscomb vs. Austin Peay Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee
• Spread favorite: Lipscomb -2.5
• Moneyline favorite: Lipscomb -146
• Moneyline underdog: Austin Peay +124
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Lipscomb vs. Austin Peay

• This season, nine of Lipscomb's 16 games have gone over Saturday's total of 154.5 points.
• In Austin Peay's 14 games this season, three finished with more combined points than Saturday's over/under of 154.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 161.8 points per game, 7.3 points more than the point total of 154.5 for this contest.
• This game's point total is 9.7 fewer points than the 144.8 these two teams combine to allow per game in 2024.
• On average, Lipscomb has seen a 156.8-point over/under in its games this season, 2.3 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• Austin Peay's games have an average over/under of 149.8 points this season, 4.7 fewer points than the over/under for this contest.

Betting the Spread: Lipscomb vs. Austin Peay

• Against the spread, Lipscomb is 9-7-0 this season.
• The Bisons have been favored by 2.5 points or more seven times this season and are 3-4 ATS in those matchups.
• Austin Peay is 8-6-0 against the spread this season.
• The Governors have been underdogs by 2.5 points or more seven times this year and are 3-4 ATS in those matchups.
• At home this season, Lipscomb is 3-3 against the spread and 6-0 overall.
• This season, as a 2.5-point favorite or greater at home, Lipscomb is 3-3 ATS.
• Austin Peay is 5-4 against the spread, and 4-5 overall, away from home.
• Austin Peay is unbeaten ATS (2-0) as 2.5-point underdogs or more away from home.

Betting the Moneyline: Lipscomb vs. Austin Peay

• This season, Lipscomb has been moneyline favorites seven times and won six of those games.
• The Bisons have entered seven games this season favored by -146 or more and are 6-1 in those contests.
• Lipscomb has a 59.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Austin Peay has won in three of the eight contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
• This season, the Governors have been victorious two times in seven chances when named as an underdog of at least +124 or longer on the moneyline.
• Austin Peay has an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.