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The No. 4 seed Murray State Racers (20-11, 12-8 MVC) and the No. 5 seed UIC Flames (17-14, 12-8 MVC) will try to move on in the MVC tournament on Friday as they square off at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Friday's matchup between the Racers and the Flames features the Racers as tight 1.5-point favorites. A 148.5-point total is set for the matchup.
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Murray State vs. UIC Odds and Game Info
- Game day: Friday, March 6, 2026
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV channel: ESPN+
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Arena: Enterprise Center
- Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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Murray State vs. UIC Odds and Prediction
- Spread favorite: Murray State (-1.5)
- Moneyline: Murray State (-132), UIC (+110)
- Total: 148.5 points
Pick ATS:UIC (+1.5)
- Pick OU: Over (148.5)
- Prediction: UIC 77, Murray State 76
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Murray State vs. UIC Comparison
| Murray State Rank | Murray State Stat | UIC Stat | UIC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st | 83.5 | Points Scored | 75.3 | 197th |
| 320th | 79.5 | Points Allowed | 69.8 | 70th |
| 178th | 13.8 | Assists | 14.5 | 128th |
| 233rd | 11.5 | Turnovers | 11.4 | 224th |
| 116th | 46.3% | Field Goal % | 45.2% | 186th |
| 321st | 47.1% | Field Goal % Allowed | 42.3% | 71st |
Murray State Key Players
- Javon Jackson leads the Racers in scoring, tallying 16.0 points per game to go with 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists.
- Fredrick King is Murray State's leading rebounder, grabbing 8.4 per game, while Layne Taylor is its best passer, averaging 3.4 assists in each contest.
- Jackson leads the Racers in three-point shooting, making an average of 1.6 shots per game from beyond the arc.
- Jackson and King lead Murray State on the defensive end, with Jackson leading the team in steals averaging 1.2 per game and King in blocks averaging 2.0 per contest.
UIC Key Players
- Ahmad Henderson II racks up 12.2 points and tacks on 2.3 assists per game, and is at the top of the Flames' leaderboards in those statistics.
- Mekhi Lowery grabs 5.7 rebounds per game (also scoring 7.9 points per game and adds 2.0 assists per game) which secures the top of the UIC rebounding leaderboard.
- Josiah Hammons averages 1.7 three-pointers per game, the most on the Flames.
- UIC's leader in steals is Lowery (1.4 per game), and its leader in blocks is Abdul Momoh (1.4 per game).
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