A first-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 10th-seeded San Francisco Dons (24-9) hit the court as 1.5-point underdogs against the No. 7 seed Murray State Racers (30-2) on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The contest tips off at 9:40 PM on CBS. Here’s what you need to know when filling out your brackets for this 7-10 matchup.
Murray State has a 16-12-1 record against the spread so far this season compared to San Francisco, who is 15-18-0 ATS. The Racers have gone over the point total in 12 games, while Dons games have gone over 16 times. The teams combine to score 156.4 points per game, 18.9 more points than this matchup’s total. Murray State is 3-6-1 against the spread and 10-0 overall in its last 10 contests, while San Francisco has gone 7-3-0 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know about Thursday’s college basketball action.
San Francisco at Murray State odds, spread and lines
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- Spread: Murray State -1.5
- Total: 137.5
- Moneyline: Murray State -138, San Francisco +116
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San Francisco at Murray State odds, spread, & more
Prediction
San Francisco 71, Murray State 70
Moneyline
- The Racers have won 25 of the 26 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (96.2%).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -138 or shorter, Murray State has a 25-1 record (winning 96.2% of its games).
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Racers have an implied win probability of 58.0%.
- The Dons have been underdogs in seven games this season and won one (14.3%) of those contests.
- San Francisco has a record of 1-6 when set as an underdog of +116 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.3% chance of a victory for the Dons.
Against the spread
- The 79.3 points per game the Racers average are 12.3 more points than the Dons give up (67).
- Murray State has a 14-6-1 record against the spread and a 24-0 record overall when scoring more than 67 points.
- San Francisco is 12-16 against the spread and 22-7 overall when giving up fewer than 79.3 points.
- The Dons’ 77.1 points per game are 14.8 more points than the 62.3 the Racers give up.
- When it scores more than 62.3 points, San Francisco is 11-17 against the spread and 23-6 overall.
- Murray State’s record is 15-9-1 against the spread and 26-2 overall when it gives up fewer than 77.1 points.
- The Racers have totaled 545 more points than their opponents this season (17 per game on average), and the Dons have scored 331 more points than their opponents (10.1 per game).
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Over/Under
- The Racers have an average implied point total of 76.6 this season, which is 6.6 points higher than their implied total in Thursday’s game (70).
- This season, Murray State has scored more than 70 points 24 times.
- The average implied point total on the season for the Dons (76.6) is the same as the team’s implied total in this matchup.
- This year, San Francisco has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (68) 26 times.
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How to watch Murray State vs. San Francisco
- Game Day: Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
- TV Channel: CBS
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