Illinois State vs. Murray State Prediction: Murray State Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/2/2025]

Murray State will face Illinois State in college basketball action at CFSB Center on Thursday, commencing at 8:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects Murray State as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the latest data, our experts simulated Thursday's Illinois State-Murray State game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Taking into account recent updates and various additional inputs, we forecast Murray State with a win probability of 76% and Illinois State with 24%."

For expanded analysis of Thursday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Illinois State vs. Murray State predictions page.

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Illinois State vs. Murray State Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Thursday's college basketball action between Murray State and Illinois State at CFSB Center is scheduled to begin at 8:00PM ET.

• Who: Illinois State vs. Murray State
• Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025
• Time: 8:00PM ET/5:00PM PT
• Venue: CFSB Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's comprehensive preview of Thursday's Illinois State vs. Murray State matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Illinois State vs. Murray State Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

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

Our independent predictive model currently gives Murray State a 76% chance of beating Illinois State. Our predicted final score has Murray State winning 73-66.

According to our model, Illinois State (+7.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 135.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Illinois State vs. Murray State Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

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

Illinois State vs. Murray State Picks

Our model's biggest edge in today's Illinois State vs. Murray State matchup is on the spread.

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Conclusion

We predict Murray State, with a 76% win probability, will likely beat Illinois State on Thursday.

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