Drake vs. Murray State prediction: Why Murray State is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/18/2025]

Murray State will take on Drake in men's college basketball action at CFSB Center on Thursday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model predicts Murray State as the most likely winner of the Drake vs. Murray State game.

This article offers further insights into Thursday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Drake vs. Murray State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the result of Thursday's NCAA basketball game between Drake and Murray State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our leading predictive model gives Murray State a 72% chance of defeating Drake. Our predicted final score has Murray State winning 82-76.

According to our model, the bookies have got it right, and Drake and Murray State each have a 50% chance of covering the spread, while the 160.5-point over/under has a 51% chance of staying under.

Drake vs. Murray State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Drake vs. Murray State picks and best bet

After matching our probabilities against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: