Murray St Racers

The Racers won 12 in a row up to 17 January and made 6.71 units doing it. In the 13 games after it they went 4-9, covered twice and lost 7.21.

Twelve straight

Between a 96-95 win over George Washington at +260 on 25 November and an 85-81 home win over Indiana State on 17 January, Murray State did not lose. They covered 8 of those 12, and a unit on each returned 6.71, most of it from George Washington and a 115-100 win over Akron at +170.

And after

From 21 January the record was 4-9, the spread was covered 2 times in 13, and the moneyline lost 7.21. Belmont, Northern Iowa and Illinois State each beat them twice in that stretch, and Murray State covered none of the six. Northern Iowa’s second win was 89-60 at Murray State, with the Racers favored by 4.5.

Road covers

Away from home Murray State were 5-6 and covered 3 of 11, 27.3%, a road rate that just nine teams in Division I fell below. Of the 11 priced road games the moneyline lost 3.58.

At home they were 12-3 and covered 8 of 15, and the 14 priced home games lost 1.11 units despite the record.

Underdogs

Given points, the Racers covered 2 of 9, and only six Division I teams that took points covered less often. They won twice in those nine games, both in the streak, and the nine lost 2.7 units.

The total

Eighteen overs and 14 unders in 32, with Murray State scoring 83.34 a game and allowing 79.94. Thirty-one teams scored more, and 35 allowed more.

The season ended in the NIT’s first round, 89-75 at Nevada, after a 92-79 loss to UIC in the MVC quarterfinal.

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