The Indiana State Sycamores and the Murray State Racers meet Saturday in college basketball action from CFSB Center. Indiana State is 13-7 so far this year. The Sycamores lost to Bradley on Wednesday in their last game. As for Murray State, they’re 10-9 on the season following a loss to Belmont. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.
Indiana State Sycamores
Indiana State went 10-4 to start out the year, losing to UMKC, Southern Indiana, Duquesne and Northern Illinois in that time. The Sycamores are 3-3 in their last six games with losses to Southern Illinois, Missouri State and Bradley.
Matched up against Bradley on Wednesday, the Sycamores took a 39-34 edge into the second half. Indiana State was drilled 44-28 in the second half and lost 78-67. Courvoisier McCauley was tops on 12 points and eight rebounds.
Murray State Racers
Over on the Murray State side, they lost to Saint Louis, UMass, Chattanooga, Bellarmine, Middle Tennessee and Southern Illinois in their first 14 games. The Racers are 2-3 since then with wins over Bradley and UIC.
On Tuesday versus Belmont, Murray State fell behind 34-30 in the first half. The Racers were outscored 46-35 from there and lost 80-65. Rob Perry led the team on 14 points with five rebounds and three assists.
ANDREW’S FREE PICK
I’m going to stick with Indiana State here. Both teams have had choppy runs lately and could use a good showing, however. The Sycamores have scored 67 points or fewer in three straight games (going 0-3) but they’re normally a pretty good offensive team given the right matchup this year. As for Murray State, they’ve hit 67 points or fewer in three of the last four, losing all three of those games. Whichever team gets their offense working quickly in this one should be the one to cover; I think that’ll be Indiana State.