Murray State Racers vs SMU Mustangs Prediction, 11/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Murray State Racers vs SMU Mustangs

Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Location: Moody Coliseum in Dallas, TX

TV: ACC Extra

Moody Coliseum is the site where the SMU Mustangs (2-0) will attempt to beat the Murray State Racers (2-0) on Tuesday.

The Murray State Racers took the court against MVSU and walked away with a win by a score of 108-60 in their last contest. Murray State ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (38 of 79) and made 15 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Racers buried 17 of 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 27 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 22 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In reference to defense, Murray State allowed their opponent to shoot 31.7% from the floor on 19 out of 60 shooting. MVSU distributed 7 assists and had 4 steals for this game. On top of that, MVSU totaled 35 rebounds (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. MVSU went 85.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 21 tries. They also converted 4 out of their 15 tries from distance. Concerning fouls, the Racers finished with 17 while MVSU finished the game with 23 fouls.

Brayden Shorter is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up shooting 33.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 20 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He notched 15 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Murray State comes into this one with a mark of 2-0 this season. They average 96.5 points per game (42nd in the country) while hitting 44.2% from the field. The Racers are connecting on 32.0% from downtown (24 of 75) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Murray State is collecting 41.0 boards per contest and has racked up 39 dimes this year, which is 82nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Racers are forcing their opponents into 20.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.5 fouls. They relinquish 29.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 148th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (68.5). The Racers are allowing a shooting percentage of 39.5% (49 of 124) and they concede 38.5 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 28th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 13 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the SMU Mustangs got the victory with a final of 69-58 when they faced Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. When it comes to team rebounding, SMU permitted Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to collect 42 in total (15 offensive). They finished the game shooting 27.6% from distance by going 8 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Mustangs permitted Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to make 19 out of 66 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 28.8% for this game. In all, the Mustangs finished the game shooting 21 for 59 from the field which had them at 35.6%. In relation to shots from downtown, SMU buried 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 23 of those for a rate of 82.1%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 22 personal fouls in this contest which took the Mustangs to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Mustangs were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this contest.

Kevin Miller ended up having an impact for the Mustangs in the game. He earned 14 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 6 dimes in this game. He knocked down 2 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 14.3%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

SMU has a record of 2-0 for the season. As an offense, the Mustangs are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 196th in the nation. SMU has accumulated 165 points for the campaign (82.5 per game) and they collect 40.0 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.5 times per contest (210th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.0 times per contest. The Mustangs commit 19.0 fouls per game and they connect on 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Mustangs on defense are ranked 125th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.0. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 33.3% from the floor (31st in the country). The SMU defense allows 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (15 of 47) and opponents are making 77.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.5 assists and 37.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 184th and 247th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SMU

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