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Murray St. Racers vs Northern Iowa Panthers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET

Venue: McLeod Center — Cedar Falls, IA

Article updated Feb 3, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Murray St. Racers are traveling to play the Northern Iowa Panthers at the McLeod Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Northern Iowa is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Murray St. Racers are traveling to play the Northern Iowa Panthers at the McLeod Center stadium on Saturday, 2/3/2024 @ 2:00pm EST. Northern Iowa is the betting favorite opening at -5.5 and the current line is Northern Iowa -6.5.

Racers vs Panthers Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Panthers to win today's game by 5 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Murray St. Racers to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go under 139.25 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Murray St. 64 to Northern Iowa 69

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

52% of SportsJaw predicts Northern Iowa Panthers to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Northern Iowa will win straight-up is 73%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be MURRAY 63.125, NIOWA 76.125.

OddsShark predicts Northern Iowa will win, murray state will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Murray St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 285, Murray St. is ranked #275 in offense (scoring an average of 70.41 per game), #112 in defense (allowing an average of 68.91 points to be scored against them per game) and are 8-14 (9-12 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Racers hit an average of 44.43% of their field goals (ranked #203) and 69.49% of their free throws (ranked #260) and makes an average of 32.91% of their three pointers ranked #230 in the NCAAB). They average 32.91 rebounds per game (ranked # 317) and average 12.36 offensive assists and 9.59 turnovers per game (ranked # 256 and 17 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Murray St. allows an average of 45.69% field goals (ranked #306) and 69.97% free throws (ranked #118 in the NCAAB) The Racers allow an average of 35.34% of the three pointers (ranked #296) and averages 34.18 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.18) Finally, the Racers average 12.86 defensive assists and 12.55 turnovers per game (ranked # 184 and 155 respectively).

Northern Iowa Key Betting Stats

Northern Iowa Panthers has a power ranking of 190 and are #186 for offense (scoring an average of 74.05 per game), #145 for defense (giving up an average of 70.76 points per game) and 12-10 (10-11 ATS) overall. Murray St. went 2-0 (2-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Northern Iowa.

For offense, the Panthers hit an average of 46.59% of their field goals (ranked #87) and 71.87% of their free throws (ranked #167) and makes an average of 35.81% of their three pointers (ranked #94 in the NCAAB). They average 33.62 rebounds per game (ranked # 293) and average 12.48 offensive assists and 10.62 turnovers per game (ranked # 248) and 67 respectively).

On defense, Northern Iowa allows an average of 43.98% field goals (ranked #208) and 76.03% free throws (ranked #354 in the NCAAB) The Panthers allow an average of 34.89% of the three pointers (ranked #282) and averages 32.90 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.90) Finally, the Panthers average 10.81 defensive assists and 11.71 turnovers per game (ranked # 40 and 237 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Murray St. Racers to cover the 6.5 point spread and the total to go under 139.25 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Murray St. Racers+200 → +225Moved
  • Moneyline · Northern Iowa Panthers-251 → -275Moved
  • Spread · Murray St. Racers+5.5 (-110) → +6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Northern Iowa Panthers-5.5 (-110) → -6.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over137.5 (-110) → 139.25 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under137.5 (-110) → 139.25 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Murray St. Racers
7-12 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 1-9-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Northern Iowa Panthers
9-10 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 2-8-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-03T11:35:22.637Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-14Northern Iowa Panthers 70 · Murray St. Racers 60
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Murray St. Racers defeated Northern Iowa Panthers 71-43

Murray St. Racers defeated Northern Iowa Panthers 71-43 on February 3, 2024, a 28-point decision in the series. Murray St. Racers' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 35-18. Against SportsJaw's recorded Murray St. Racers +6.5 (-110) spread, Murray St. Racers covered, while the 114 combined points finished under the recorded total of 139.25.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Northern Iowa Panthers -6.5 (-110)Loss