Murray State vs. UIC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 3

The Murray State Racers (16-7, 8-4 MVC) battle the UIC Flames (13-10, 8-4 MVC) on February 3, 2026 at CFSB Center. The Flames are underdogs by a 5.5-point margin despite entering the matchup winners of four in a row with a 6-4 record in their last 10 games. The matchup has an over/under of 159.5 points.

In its last game on Saturday, Murray State suffered a 103-86 loss to Belmont. Fredrick King scored a team-leading 22 points for Murray State in the loss. UIC's last outing on Saturday ended in a 68-66 victory against Southern Illinois. Elijah Crawford's team-leading 23 points paced UIC in the victory.

Murray State vs. UIC Odds and Game Time

• When: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky
• Spread favorite: Murray State -5.5
• Moneyline favorite: Murray State -258
• Moneyline underdog: UIC +210
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

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Betting the Over/Under: Murray State vs. UIC

• This season, Murray State's games have seen a combined score higher than this matchup's 159.5-point total 13 times.
• This season, five games UIC has played finished with a combined score higher than 159.5 points.
• The Racers average 86.3 points per game against the Flames' 75.1, totaling 1.9 points over the game's point total of 159.5.
• The 149.2 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 10.3 less than the 159.5-point over/under in this contest.
• Murray State has a 165.6 average over/under in its games this season, 6.1 more points than the over/under in this contest.
• A difference of 14.5 points separates this game's over/under (159.5 points) and the average over/under in UIC's games (145.0) this season.

Betting the Spread: Murray State vs. UIC

• Murray State has played 23 games, with 12 wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Racers have been installed as favorites by a 5.5-point margin or more 13 times and are 8-5 ATS in those contests.
• UIC is 11-10-0 against the spread this year.
• The Flames have an ATS record of 6-2 in their eight games when underdogs by 5.5 points or more this year.
• Murray State is 7-4 against the spread, and 10-1 overall, at home.
• Murray State is 6-3 ATS as a 5.5-point favorite or more at home.
• This year in away games, UIC is 6-5 against the spread and 5-6 overall.
• On the road, UIC is winless ATS (0-1) as 5.5-point underdogs or more.

Betting the Moneyline: Murray State vs. UIC

• Murray State has been the moneyline favorite in 17 games this season and won 13 (76.5%) of those contests.
• This season, the Racers have won nine of their 10 games, or 90%, when favored by at least -258 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Murray State has a 72.1% chance to win.
• UIC has come away with five wins in the 13 contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
• This year, the Flames have won three of seven games when listed as at least +210 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that UIC has a 32.3% chance of pulling out a win.