| Â | 1 | 2 | T | ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOST | 35 | 36 | 71 | 131 |
| MURRAY | 37 | 37 | 74 | -1 |
Missouri St. vs Murray St. Prediction, Odds and Best Bets
Missouri St. is on the road playing Murray St. at the CFSB Center stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Missouri St. -1.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Murray St. -1.5.
On Saturday, the Missouri State Bears and Murray State Racers met in Murray, Kentucky at the CFSB Center as the Bears won 11-10, while the Racers won 11-10, 6-5. A 19-point performance from Donovan Clay propelled Missouri State to a 63-59 victory over the UIC Flames on Tuesday. In the last four games, Missouri State has won three. The Racers lost to Southern Illinois 68-64 on Tuesday night, making it two of their last three and four of their last six games. The injury lists for Missouri State and Murray State are both empty.
Defense is Missouri State's strong suit
In addition to allowing an average of 62.5 points per game (28th), Missouri State holds opponents to a field goal shooting percentage of 42.3% (130th) and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.1% (165th). Averaging just 65.5 points per game, Missouri State makes 43.2% (254th) from the field and 33.3% (231st) from three-point range. The Missouri State team is led by Chance Moore, who scores an average of 11.2 points per game. Overall, the guard is hitting 44.7% and 36.8% from three points. In addition to his 10.7 points per game average, Donovan Clay is shooting 47.0% overall, but only 28.1% from three-point range.
A team's success depends on its defense
Despite allowing 69.6 (191st) points per game, Murray State is holding opponents to 42.3% (131st) field goal shooting percentages and 31.0% (65th) three-point shooting percentages. As a team, the Racers average 70.9 points (195th) while shooting 44.4% (197th) overall and 30.6% (326th) from three-point range. Averaging 15.1 points per game, Rob Perry leads Murray State, but he makes just 44.5% overall and 33.9% from long distance. He scores 12.4 points per game, while shooting 46.5% overall and 34.3% from three-point range. The next two Murray State scorers each have a shooting percentage below 40.4%.
There will be a big advantage for the home team in this evenly matched matchup. They both lost by four points to conference co-leader Southern Illinois and by double digits to co-leader Belmont. During the last three games played on Murray State's home court, the Racers have covered the spread in two straight and three of four. There has been no cover for Missouri State in the last two games, and their offense is scoring only 65.5 points and shooting only 43.2%. With 44.4% shooting and 5.4 points more per game, Murray State is slightly better than Missouri State at 70.9 points per game while playing in its own gym.
Missouri St. Highlights
With a power ranking of 176, Missouri St. is ranked #323 in offense (scoring an average of 65.65 per game), #32 in defense (allowing an average of 62.70 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-10 (11-9 ATS) this season.
Murray St. Highlights
Murray St. Racers has a power ranking of 225 and are #189 for offense (scoring an average of 71.25 per game), #192 for defense (giving up an average of 62.70 points per game) and 11-10 (8-11-1 ATS) overall. Missouri St. went 2-1 (3-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Murray St..
Curated Picks & Predictions
- From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MOST 67, MURRAY 64.
- The SportsJaw community predicts Missouri St. Bears to cover (51%)
- OddsShark predicts Missouri State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.
- 64% picked Murray St. Racers on Covers.com
- Our ScoreCaster predicts Bears 67 to Racers 69.
Staff Prediction
Our prediction: Bears 67 to Racers 69.
Written by SportsJaw Staff
Categorized as NCAAB Predictions
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Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]
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Betting Trends[ + ]
Missouri St. Bears
- Missouri State are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Missouri State's last 6 games.
- Missouri State are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games.
- Missouri State are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games on the road.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference.
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Missouri State's last 5 games played in January.
- Missouri State are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games played on a Saturday.
- Missouri State are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games played on a Saturday when playing on the road.
Murray St. Racers
- The total has gone OVER in 6 of Murray State's last 6 games.
- Murray State are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games.
- Murray State are 19-1 SU in their last 20 games at home.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Murray State's last 5 games against an opponent in the Missouri Valley conference.
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Murray State's last 5 games played in January.
- Murray State are 15-4 SU in their last 19 games played on a Saturday.
- Murray State are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games played on a Saturday when playing at home.
Injuries[ - ]
Missouri St.
- There are no injuries listed at this time
Murray St.
- FKenny White Jr. (Is "?" Saturday vs Missouri St, Legal problems)
Infographics & Predictions[ - ]
The Racers have a slightly better offense and the Bears have a slightly better defense. The Racers won more games straight up and against the spread over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Bears 73 to Racers 65.
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Murray St. Injuries
- F Kenny White Jr. Is "?" Saturday vs Missouri St, Legal problems
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