Murray State vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Tight Battle Projected in Updated Analysis for College Basketball Matchup [1/22/2025]

College basketball action continues on Wednesday at 7:00PM ET as Murray State squares off with Southern Illinois in college basketball action at Banterra Center.

Based on updated simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) projects an equal chance for both the Southern Illinois and Murray State to win today's game.

"Our team has simulated the outcome of Wednesday's Murray State-Southern Illinois game 10,000 times," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"Based on the latest updates and extensive data, we predict a 50-50 chance for both Southern Illinois and Murray State, making it a highly competitive matchup."

For expanded analysis of Wednesday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Murray State vs. Southern Illinois predictions page.

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Murray State vs. Southern Illinois Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Wednesday's college basketball game between Southern Illinois and Murray State at Banterra Center is scheduled to begin at 7:00PM ET.

• Who: Murray State vs. Southern Illinois
• Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
• Time: 7:00PM ET/4:00PM PT
• Venue: Banterra Center
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's full preview of Wednesday's Murray State vs. Southern Illinois matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Murray State vs. Southern Illinois Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using trusted machine learning and statistical analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Wednesday's NCAA basketball matchup between Murray State and Southern Illinois 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model can't split the two teams, giving both Murray State and Southern Illinois a 50% chance of winning the game. Our predicted score is Murray State 69-69 Southern Illinois.

According to our model, Southern Illinois (+1.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 137.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of going over.

While there is no way for a College Basketball game to end in a tie, our prediction of 69-69 is based on each team's average score in the above-mentioned simulations of Murray State vs. Southern Illinois.

Murray State vs. Southern Illinois Odds

We have sourced the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Murray State vs. Southern Illinois Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Murray State vs. Southern Illinois matchup is on the over/under.

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Conclusion

We predict a close game between Murray State and Southern Illinois on Wednesday, with each team having a 50% chance of winning.

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