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Murray State vs Indiana State Pick & Preview: Saturday, February 4th Betting Odds

Racers vs Sycamores Matchup at a Glance

  • Sport: NCAAB
  • Teams: Murray State Racers at Indiana State Sycamores
  • Where: Terre Haute at Hulman Center
  • Date: Saturday, February 4th
  • Betting Odds: Murray State +7, MURST +244 | INDST -312 O/U 151.0

Racers Preview:

Murray State will take the floor against the Sycamores with an overall record of 13-10. So far, the Racers have played 12 games on the road, with a record of 4-8. For the season, Murray State has been the underdog in 11 games, sitting with a mark of 4-7. Currently, the oddsmakers have the lines set with the Racers being +7 point underdogs.

Murray State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Rob Perry who is averaging 15.09 points per game for the Racers. Perry is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Racers’ offensive game plan is the play of Jamari Smith who has hit 45.5% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 12.19 points per game.

Murray State comes into today’s matchup vs Indiana State, looking to continue their strong offensive play, as they are averaging 79.3 points per game. Through 23 games, they have hit 47.9% of their field goal attempts. In terms of pace, the Racers have preferred to slow the game down, ranking 483rd in possessions per game.

Sycamores Preview:

Heading into today’s matchup vs Murray State, the Indiana State Sycamores will be taking the floor for the 25th time this season and have an overall record of 15-9. So far this season, Indiana State has played 13 games at home, sitting with a record of 9-4. At the time of this article, the oddsmakers have the Sycamores as the -7 point favorites. The Sycamores have been favored 18 times, going 12-6 straight up.

Indiana State will be counting on another strong performance from the team’s leading scorer Courvoisier McCauley who is averaging 16.26 points per game for the Sycamores. McCauley is also important to the team’s ability to score on the perimeter. So far, he leads the team in 3-point shots made. Also key to the Sycamores’ offensive game plan is the play of Cameron Henry who has hit 51.6% of his field goal attempts on his way to averaging 10.61 points per game.

Offensive production has been hard to come by for Indiana State this season, as they are currently ranked 226th in college basketball at 70.5 points per game. A major reason for low scoring totals is the fact that they have played at a below average pace, and have struggled to knock down outside shots. As a team, the Sycamores’ 3-point shooting percentage sits at just 33.3%, placing them 299th in the NCAA.

Free Spread Prediction: Murray State Racers +7

Heading into this matchup between the Indiana State Sycamores and Murray State Racers we have a strong lean on taking the points with Murray State at +7. Both team’s are going to come into this game looking to get up looks from outside, as they are both average team’s in terms of 3-pointers made per game. Look for Murray State to benefit from facing another squad looking to turn this into a 3-point shooting contest. When looking at the line, we see tremendous value in taking the Murray State Racers at +7. Go ahead and lock this bet in before tip-off.