Murray State vs. Nicholls State Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 15

The Murray State Racers (2-1) face the Nicholls State Colonels (0-3) as 14.5-point favorites on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The matchup has an over/under of 159.5.

Their last time out, Murray State lost 102-91 to SMU on Tuesday. Javon Jackson recorded 26 points, two rebounds and one assist for Murray State. Nicholls State's most recent outing on Wednesday ended in a 68-63 loss to Valparaiso. Trae English's team-leading 14 points paced Nicholls State in the losing effort.

Murray State vs. Nicholls State Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. ET
• Where: CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Murray State -14.5
• Moneyline favorite: Murray State -1449
• Moneyline underdog: Nicholls State +835
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Murray State vs. Nicholls State

• Out of 32 games last season, Murray State had five with more than 159.5 points scored, its current matchup's point total.
• Last season, six of Nicholls State's 30 games had a combined total of more than 159.5 points scored.
• The Racers and the Colonels combined to average 13.7 fewer points per game a season ago than the total of 159.5 set for this game.
• Opponents of these two teams averaged a combined 138.8 points per game last season, 20.7 fewer than the over/under in this game.
• Murray State's average point total in outings last year was 141, 18.5 points below the over/under in this game.
• Nicholls State's games in 2024 averaged an over/under of 143.6 points, 15.9 fewer than the point total in this matchup.

Betting the Spread: Murray State vs. Nicholls State

• Murray State covered 15 times in 32 matchups with a spread last season.
• The Racers covered the spread once when favored by 14.5 points or more last season (in two opportunities).
• Nicholls State won 19 games against the spread last year, while failing to cover 11 times.
• The Colonels were an underdog by 14.5 points or more four times last season, and covered the spread in three of those games.
• Murray State was 4-7 against the spread, and 6-5 overall, at home last year.
• Murray State had one win ATS (1-1) as a 14.5-point favorite or greater at home last year.
• Last year on the road, Nicholls State was 12-4 against the spread and 8-8 overall.

Betting the Moneyline: Murray State vs. Nicholls State

• Murray State was favored on the moneyline 18 total times last season. It went 11-7 in those games.
• The Racers played as a moneyline favorite of -1449 or shorter in only two games last season, and they won both.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Murray State a 93.5% chance to win.
• Last season, Nicholls State won seven out of the 17 games, or 41.2%, in which it was the underdog.
• Last season, the Colonels were at least a +835 underdog on the moneyline four times, losing each of those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 10.7% chance of a victory for Nicholls State.