Drake vs Murray State Prediction 12/18/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Drake vs Murray State Prediction for this College Basketball game on Thursday, December 18th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Basketball matchup.

Murray State Racers Preview

Murray State Racers have a 8-3 record this season and are sitting on the 4th place of the MVC. They are coming off a 115-100 home win against Akron and their previous three games were a 81-68 home win against Bellarmine, a 84-52 home win against Morehead State and a 96-95 home win against George Washington.

Offensively, Murray State averages 90.5 points per game, while allowing 78.5 points per game defensively. The Racers shoot with 49% from the field and grab 39.3 rebounds per game, while dishing out 16.7 assists per game. They average 3.7 blocks per game and 5.6 steals per game defensively.

Javon Jackson leads Murray State in scoring, with an average of 16.5 points per game, while shooting with 42.6% from the field and 88.2% from the free throw line. Fred King is the team’s leading rebounder with 8.2 per game, while Layne Taylor adds a team-high 4.4 assists per game.

Drake Bulldogs Preview

Drake Bulldogs have a 6-5 record this season and are sitting on the 7th place of the MVC. They are coming off a 94-99 home loss against North Dakota State and their previous three games were a 69-74 home loss against UAB, a 108-57 home win against Western Illinois and a 84-74 home win against Georgia Tech.

Offensively, Drake averages 80.9 points per game, while allowing 68.5 points per game defensively. The Bulldogs shoot with 47% from the field and grab 37.7 rebounds per game, while dishing out 15.6 assists per game. They average 4.2 blocks per game and 5.8 steals per game defensively.

Jalen Quinn leads Drake in scoring with an average of 18.8 points per game and adds a team-high 4 assists per game, while shooting with 47.9% from the field and 87% from the free throw line. Okku Federiko is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.5 per game.

Drake Bulldogs @ Murray State Racers Betting Trends: December 18, 2025

Why the Murray State Racers will win

• Murray State has won each of its last eight games at CFSB Center.
• Murray State has won the first half in seven of its last eight games at CFSB Center.

Why the Drake Bulldogs will win

• Drake has won each of its last 15 night games against Conference opponents.
• Drake has won the first half in each of its last eight night games against Conference opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Drake’s last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 131 or fewer points.
• Twenty-six of Murray State’s last 28 night games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 158 or fewer points.

Drake vs Murray State Prediction

In this Drake vs Murray State Prediction, Murray State is coming as -7.5 favorites. Murray State has been the better team this season, as they have a better overall record and have three consecutive wins where they have also covered the spread. On the flip side, Drake is coming off back-to-back losses but they have an inferior offense, scoring almost 10 points per game less than Drake and have a worse field goal percentage. With Murray State’s offense being red-hot in their recent winning streak, averaging 98.3 points per game, I wouldn’t go against it. Take Murray State and lay the points in this one.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Murray State -7.5