Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Murray State Racers try to run the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks off the court at CFSB Center in college hoops action.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
On the Sportsbook NCAA basketball betting line for this matchup, Murray State sat as -15-point favorites over at Sportsbook. Also, check out the current over/under betting total for points scored, which often goes up first at online sportsbook Sportsbook
Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks vs Murray State Racers Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Murray State Racers sit at 11-3 (8-3 ATS) on the college basketball season. By comparison, the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks are currently 6-10 (6-4 ATS). Looking to bet on the total points scored? Murray State is 6-5 OU, and Tennessee-Martin is 4-6 OU.
This college basketball game matches up the No. 42 (Murray State) and the No. 298 (Tennessee-Martin) teams in the league, according to our current NCAA basketball power rankings.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring and defensive stats point to some betting edges in this matchup. The game features Murray State's No. 37-ranked scoring average of 82.71 PPG, against a Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks defense rated No. 198 and allowing 75.12 PPG. The Murray State Racers FG% has averaged 49.26% to date this season, more than the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks shooters have managed so far (45.68% per game).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Skyhawks got 23 points from Matthew Butler, but it was Austin Peay that prevailed in a 75-69 final on Thursday at Winfield Dunn Center.
Murray State got 36 points from Jonathan Stark en route to a 89-73 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday at CFSB Center.
- Tennessee-Martin is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games on the road
- Tennessee-Martin is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing Murray State
- The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Tennessee-Martin's last 19 games when playing Murray State
- Tennessee-Martin is 3-13-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing on the road against Murray State
- Murray State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
- Murray State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Murray State's last 6 games
- Murray State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Tennessee-Martin home to Eastern Kentucky, Thursday, January 11th
Murray State at Jacksonville State, Thursday, January 11th
