The Drake Bulldogs (19-6, 10-4 MVC) and Murray State Racers (13-11, 8-6) tangle Tuesday in a Missouri Valley Conference battle in southwestern Kentucky. The contest at the CFSB Center will tip off at 8 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Drake vs. Murray State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Drake is coming off back-to-back double-overtime wins — both against-the-spread (ATS) losses) — and is 5-0 straight-up over its last 5 games. The Bulldogs, who covered a -10 in an 82-64 win over the Racers Jan. 2, have played in 4 overtime games since Jan. 10.
Murray State is coming off a 99-56 loss at Indiana State Saturday. The 43-point deficit was a generational 1: Its the largest for the Racers since 1960. They will likely be glad to be back home again where they have won 5 in a row, including a triumph over the Sycamore team that beat them so soundly on Saturday.
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