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The Murray State Racers and the Butler Bulldogs will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at HP Pavilion.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Racers, while the game's total is sitting at 128.
Murray State held onto a small lead in the second half and upset Vanderbilt 66-65 in the first-round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, as 2.5-point underdogs. That game's 131 points went UNDER the posted total of 140.5.
Isacc Miles led Murray State with 17 points and seven rebounds, while B.J. Jenkins chipped in with 14 in that win.
Butler erased a six point deficit and roared back to defeat UTEP 77-59 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Butler easily covered the 2.5-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 129.
Shelvin Mack poured in 25 points to lead Butler, and Gordon Hayward added 13 in the win.
Team records:
Murray State: 31-4 SU, 16-13-1 ATS
Butler: 29-4 SU, 14-19 ATS
Murray State most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After a win are 9-1
Butler most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After a win are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
Murray State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Butler is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Racers, while the game's total is sitting at 128.
Murray State held onto a small lead in the second half and upset Vanderbilt 66-65 in the first-round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, as 2.5-point underdogs. That game's 131 points went UNDER the posted total of 140.5.
Isacc Miles led Murray State with 17 points and seven rebounds, while B.J. Jenkins chipped in with 14 in that win.
Butler erased a six point deficit and roared back to defeat UTEP 77-59 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday. Butler easily covered the 2.5-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 129.
Shelvin Mack poured in 25 points to lead Butler, and Gordon Hayward added 13 in the win.
Team records:
Murray State: 31-4 SU, 16-13-1 ATS
Butler: 29-4 SU, 14-19 ATS
Murray State most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After a win are 9-1
Butler most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 9-1
After a win are 10-0
A few trends to consider:
Murray State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Butler is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
