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NCAAB · Southern Illinois Salukis at Murray St. Racers

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Southern Illinois Salukis vs Murray St. Racers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 27, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: CFSB Center — Murray, KY

Article updated Jan 27, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Southern Illinois Salukis are traveling to play the Murray St. Racers at the CFSB Center stadium on Saturday, 1/27/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Murray St. is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Southern Illinois Salukis are traveling to play the Murray St. Racers at the CFSB Center stadium on Saturday, 1/27/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Murray St. is the betting favorite opening at -3 and the current line is Murray St. -3.5.

Salukis vs Racers Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Salukis to win today's game by 13 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Southern Illinois Salukis to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 135.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Southern Illinois 76 to Murray St. 63

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Southern Illinois Salukis and Murray St. Racers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

51% of SportsJaw predicts Murray St. Racers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Murray St. will win straight-up is 62%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be S.ILL 64.25, MURRAY 71.25.

OddsShark predicts Southern Illinois will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Southern Illinois Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 65, Southern Illinois is ranked #228 in offense (scoring an average of 72.95 per game), #31 in defense (allowing an average of 64.47 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-7 (13-5-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Salukis hit an average of 46.65% of their field goals (ranked #79) and 75.94% of their free throws (ranked #40) and makes an average of 37.41% of their three pointers ranked #36 in the NCAAB). They average 32.74 rebounds per game (ranked # 322) and average 14.74 offensive assists and 10.89 turnovers per game (ranked # 101 and 83 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Southern Illinois allows an average of 43.14% field goals (ranked #165) and 67.14% free throws (ranked #28 in the NCAAB) The Salukis allow an average of 27.95% of the three pointers (ranked #9) and averages 31.79 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 31.79) Finally, the Salukis average 10.68 defensive assists and 10.84 turnovers per game (ranked # 34 and 301 respectively).

Murray St. Key Betting Stats

Murray St. Racers has a power ranking of 54 and are #247 for offense (scoring an average of 72.05 per game), #124 for defense (giving up an average of 69.68 points per game) and 8-12 (9-10 ATS) overall. Southern Illinois went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Murray St..

For offense, the Racers hit an average of 44.38% of their field goals (ranked #202) and 70.45% of their free throws (ranked #219) and makes an average of 32.05% of their three pointers (ranked #262 in the NCAAB). They average 34.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 267) and average 12.79 offensive assists and 9.42 turnovers per game (ranked # 231) and 12 respectively).

On defense, Murray St. allows an average of 45.47% field goals (ranked #301) and 69.04% free throws (ranked #78 in the NCAAB) The Racers allow an average of 36.03% of the three pointers (ranked #320) and averages 34.00 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.00) Finally, the Racers average 13.42 defensive assists and 12.32 turnovers per game (ranked # 228 and 181 respectively).

Betting Summary

Murray St. has a slight advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Southern Illinois Salukis to cover the 3.5 point spread and the total to go over 135.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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About our editorial process

SportsJaw Salukis vs Racers archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Salukis vs Racers matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Southern Illinois Salukis+130 → +140Moved
  • Moneyline · Murray St. Racers-158 → -165Moved
  • Spread · Southern Illinois Salukis+3 (-110) → +3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Murray St. Racers-3 (-110) → -3.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over133 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under133 (-110) → 135.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Southern Illinois Salukis
10-6 matchup record · 7-3-0 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Murray St. Racers
7-10 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-27T11:35:45.092Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Southern Illinois Salukis and Murray St. Racers, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-01-24Murray St. Racers 64 · Southern Illinois Salukis 68
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Murray St. Racers 60-58

Southern Illinois Salukis defeated Murray St. Racers 60-58 on January 27, 2024, a 2-point decision in the series. Southern Illinois Salukis' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 30-20. Against SportsJaw's recorded Southern Illinois Salukis +3.5 (-110) spread, Southern Illinois Salukis covered, while the 118 combined points finished under the recorded total of 135.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • JamescashiolaSpread · Murray St. Racers -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Southern Illinois Salukis +3 (-110)Win
  • 2387960509Moneyline · Murray St. Racers -160Loss