Murray State Racers vs McNeese Cowboys Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Murray State Racers vs McNeese Cowboys

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands

TV: ESPN+

The McNeese Cowboys (3-1) will try to beat the Murray State Racers (4-1) at John Gray Gymnasium on Monday.

The Murray State Racers faced off with Little Rock and went home with a win by a final score of 89-68 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Racers ended up walking away with 17 while Little Rock totaled 19 personal fouls. They also converted 2 of 6 attempts from 3-point land. Little Rock finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 16 attempts. In addition, Little Rock had 33 boards (14 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Little Rock distributed 11 assists and had 5 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Murray State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.3% from the field on 27 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Racers made 17 of their 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. Murray State ended having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and buried 14 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Brayden Shorter is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 18 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He ended up going 54.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Murray State heads into this matchup with a mark of 4-1 so far this year. They average 94.4 pts per contest (20th in college) while going 49.4% from the field. The Racers are shooting 38.6% on shots from distance (59 of 153) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Murray State is collecting 36.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 88 dimes this year, which ranks 51st in college in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Racers are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 115th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 54 relinquished so far this season. The Racers are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (141 of 331) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 250th in D-1 in PPG allowed (77.2).

When they last played, the McNeese Cowboys walked away with a victory by a final of 88-62 against Louisiana. With respect to how they attacked the glass, McNeese permitted Louisiana to get 25 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 27.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 23 from the free throw line (87.0%). The Cowboys permitted Louisiana to knock down 18 out of 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 33.3% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Cowboys finished the game shooting 24 out of 45 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. Concerning three-point shots, McNeese knocked down 10 of 21 attempts (47.6%). They were able to bury 30 of those for a rate of 76.9%. Louisiana was called for 27 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 39 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Cowboys corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game.

Larry Johnson ended up having an impact for the Cowboys for this game. He accumulated 24 points in his 20 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 11 for the matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

McNeese has a record of 3-1 so far this season. The Cowboys are committing 16.8 fouls every game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 22.0 times per contest (8th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.0 times per contest. McNeese has tallied 414 pts this year (103.5 per game) and they pull down 41.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Cowboys are hitting on 57.3% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in Division 1.

The McNeese defense gives up 32.0% on 3-point shots (41 of 128) and opponents are connecting on 69.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 10.3 dimes and 31.5 boards per game, which is 46th and 71st in those defensive categories. The Cowboys on the defensive end are ranked 47th in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.0. They are forcing their opponents into 19.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 34.3% from the floor (7th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take McNeese

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