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Missouri St. vs Murray St. Prediction, Odds and Best Bets

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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.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
MOST
MURRAY
Open
Side
+1
-1
+1.5
Moneyline
-105
-115
+108
Total
Over 131
Under 131
131

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Missouri St. Bears
HIGHLIGHTS
Murray St. Racers
323rd
OFFENSE
189th
239th
FG %
185th
191st
3 PT %
323rd
211th
Rebounds
107th
32nd
DEFENSE
192nd
152nd
FG %
132nd
165th
3 PT %
63rd
40th
Rebounds
235th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Missouri St. BearsMissouri St.

vs UICW 63-59
37.93FG %
77.78FT %
53 PT %
vs SIUL 57-61
40.38FG %
58.33FT %
83 PT %
vs DRAKEW 65-62
46.81FG %
66.67FT %
113 PT %
vs INSTW 64-62
38.46FG %
94.12FT %
83 PT %
vs ILSTL 66-76
33.87FG %
61.54FT %
83 PT %
vs BELML 61-74
44.9FG %
52.63FT %
73 PT %
vs EVANSW 85-62
49.23FG %
66.67FT %
93 PT %
vs DRAKEW 52-49
40FG %
44.44FT %
83 PT %
vs NIOWAW 79-67
54.72FG %
71.43FT %
113 PT %
vs CMUW 79-58
50FG %
65.38FT %
103 PT %

Murray St. RacersMurray St.

vs SIUL 64-68
41.07FG %
70FT %
43 PT %
vs INSTW 82-73
42.62FG %
84.85FT %
23 PT %
vs BELML 65-80
36.62FG %
60FT %
43 PT %
vs UICW 81-64
57.41FG %
77.78FT %
53 PT %
vs NIOWAL 67-75
40.68FG %
75FT %
103 PT %
vs DRAKEL 64-82
44.64FG %
81.82FT %
53 PT %
vs BRADW 67-58
43.14FG %
83.33FT %
33 PT %
vs EVANSW 78-61
47.54FG %
85.71FT %
83 PT %
vs SIUL 57-63
40.43FG %
70FT %
53 PT %
vs MTSUL 67-83
51.11FG %
80FT %
53 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Missouri St. BearsMissouri St.

  • There are no injuries listed at this time

Murray St. RacersMurray St.

  • FKenny White Jr. (Is "?" Saturday vs Missouri St, Legal problems)

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

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Missouri State vs Murray State prediction and stats

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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