Utah Valley vs Murray State Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Utah Valley Wolverines visit the CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky on Friday to play the Murray State Racers. Utah Valley is 2-1 following a 77-71 loss to North Dakota last Thursday. Ethan Potter was the leading scorer for Utah Valley with 20 points. The Wolverines shot 45.5% overall but only 22.2% from 3-point territory. Utah Valley committed 15 turnovers in the loss. Keep updated with College Basketball with our college basketball previews.

Dominick Nelson is leading Utah Valley in scoring with an average of 15.3 points per game while Ethan Potter is the leading rebounder with an average of 7.0 per game and Trevan Leonhardt is the leader in assists with an average of 6.7 per game. Utah Valley has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 84.0 points per game.

The Murray State Racers look for their third straight win on Friday when hosting Utah Valley. The Racers are 3-1 following a 79-61 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore. The leading scorer for Murray State was Nick Ellington with 19 points. The Racers have victories over Bethen (TN), Middle Tennesse,e and Maryland Eastern Shore. The only loss thus far was to Pittsburgh. 

JaCobi Wood is leading Murray State in scoring and assists with averages of 14.0 points and 3.3 assists per game while Aiden Applewhite is the leading rebounder with an average of 5.7 per game. Terence Harcum and KyeRon Lindsay are co-leaders in scoring with Wood at 14.0 points per game. Murray State is scoring an average of 89.7 points per game.

Murray State is off to a strong start with three wins in its first four straight up. The Racers are scoring an average of 87.0 points per game which is 46th in the nation while shooting 53.5% overall which is 11th best and the Racers have the 25th best three-point shooting percentage at 41.6%. Murray State is holding opponents to an average of only 62.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Murray State Racers win and cover ATS 78-61.