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An Ohio Valley battle is on tap between the Belmont Bruins and the No. 19 Murray State Racers at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at the CFSB Center. The Racers are 26-2 overall and 14-0 at home, while Belmont is 24-5 overall and 10-3 on the road. Both teams have NCAA Tournament aspirations and this game will serve as a huge potential résumé boost for whoever emerges.

Belmont has won two of the last three head-to-head matchups with its OVC rival but Murray State has covered the spread in two of those three games. The Racers are favored by three points in the latest Murray State vs. Belmont odds from Caesars Sportsbook and the over-under is set at 145. Before entering any Belmont vs. Murray State picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Murray State vs. Belmont. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Belmont vs. Murray State:

  • Murray State vs. Belmont spread: Murray State -3
  • Murray State vs. Belmont over-under: 145 points

What you need to know about Murray State

On Saturday, Muray State narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the UT Martin Skyhawks 62-60. Guard Tevin Brown (18 points) and forward KJ Williams (16 points) were the top scorers for MSU. Williams continues to be a dominant force down low (17.6 ppg and 8.6 rpg) while Brown (16.5 ppg) gives the Racers length and shooting from the wing.

As a team, Murray State shot just 33.9 percent from the floor in the close victory, which is tied for its worst shooting percentage of the season. That's the second time in three games that the Racers have shot less than 40 percent from the field so Matt McMahon's squad will need to unlock its full offensive potential in a critical game on Thursday.

What you need to know about Belmont

Meanwhile, Belmont had enough points to win and then some against the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars on Saturday, taking their matchup 73-62. Ben Sheppard led all scorers with 20 points in the victory and made a huge contribution at the defensive end with five steals. Will Richard and Nick Muszynski both had 18 points in the game and Grayson Murphy had six steals.

Belmont tormented SIU-Edwardsville on the ball and crowded the passing lanes in the victory, forcing a total of 23 turnovers and coming up with 20 steals as a team. With Murray State struggling offensively of late, expect Casey Alexander's squad to look to be equally harassing at the defensive end.

How to make Belmont vs. Murray State picks

The model has simulated Murray State vs. Belmont 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning over and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

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