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How to watch Murray State Racers vs. Illinois State Redbirds: Live stream info, TV channel, game time | Jan. 28
The Illinois State Redbirds (14-7, 6-4 MVC) travel to face the Murray State Racers (16-5, 8-2 MVC) after dropping three consecutive road games. It tips at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
Murray State fell to Northern Iowa 81-76 on the road last time out, and were led by Roman Domon (29 PTS, 2 STL, 58.33 FG%, 2-4 from 3PT) and Fredrick King (16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 53.85 FG%). Illinois State fell on the road to Belmont 80-69 last time out, and were led by Johnny Kinziger (13 PTS, 5 AST, 28.57 FG%, 3-8 from 3PT) and Chase Walker (12 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 62.50 FG%).
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Illinois State vs Murray State Prediction, Odds & Best Bets Today – NCAAB, Jan. 28
The Illinois State Redbirds visit CFSB Center to take on the Murray State Racers on Jan. 28. Tip off is scheduled for 9:00 pm in Murray, KY.
Murray State is the betting favorite in this game, with the spread sitting at -3.5 (-110).
The Illinois State vs. Murray State Over/Under is 159.5 total points.
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The winning team model predicts Murray State will win this college basketball game with 61.9% confidence, based on game simulations, player injuries, key player performances and recent matchups.
Based on recent against-the-spread trends, the spread model predicts Murray State will cover the spread with 53.8% confidence for today’s game.
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Men's Basketball Travels to Murray to Close Two-Game Road Swing – Illinois State University Athletics
MURRAY, Ky. – The Illinois State Redbirds close out a two-game road swing on Wednesday night, as the Birds look for their third win in the last four games, with an 8 p.m. battle with Murray State ahead.
• ISU ranks in the top-100 in the NCAA in eight different statistical categories, including 34th in scoring defense (67.0), 53rd in rebounding margin (+5.5), and 53rd in scoring margin (+10.8)
• Chase Walker was named the MVC Player of the Week for the second time this season on January 19, the 11th time in school history that a student-athlete has earned two or more Player of the Week honors in the same season
• Illinois State junior Johnny Kinziger became ISU's 47th member of the 1,000-point club on January 14 at Indiana State. He ranks 44th in school history in career scoring with 1,031 points, trailing 40th by just 20 points
• In ISU's loss to UIC, the Redbirds and Flames were tied for 15:33 of game-play time, the highest single-game total since 2008-09. The game also has KenPom's 14th-ranked "Game Tension" score
• Ty Pence's effective field goal percentage of .599 is the fifth-best by a Redbird in the KenPom era (2004-present)
• ISU has out-scored its MVC opponents by 57 points in the second half, the largest margin of any school in the conference, and the Redbirds are one of just three schools in the conference to have a positive scoring margin in both the first and second halves in MVC play
• Redbird freshman Mason Klabo was named the MVC Freshman of the Week on December 8, the second ISU player this season to earn the honor as Ty'Reek Coleman in the season's opening week
• The Redbirds have 11 players that have scored in double-digits, the most in the MVC
• Ty'Reek Coleman is one of ten freshmen in the country since 2005-06 to average double digit points with shooting splits of at least .510/.435/.715
• This season is the second time in program history that the Redbirds have had 11 wins before the new year
• Illinois State's 52-point win over Coastal Carolina on November 23 is the 20th-largest margin of victory in the NCAA this season by a NCAA Division I school against a NCAA Division I school
• For the seventh time in program history, the Redbirds have played in all four time zones within the contiguous United States, having played in the Eastern (at Ohio Univ.), in the Central (home vs Cornell), Mountain (vs Utah State in Salt Lake City), and Pacific (vs USC in Los Angeles)
• This season the Redbirds have had 11 runs of 10 or more points, including a season-high 21 on November 20 against Rockford
• The Redbirds are coming off a post-season tournament championship at the Purple CBI hosted in Daytona Beach, Florida
• Illinois State is one of just 15 schools in Division I since 2023-24 to not have had a non-traditional jersey number (jerseys with numbers 6, 7, 8, or 9)
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