This is only the second road game for Murray State. Murray State is on a 3-7 spread run, 5-11 ATS against losing teams, plus 3-8 ATS in non-conference games. They head to Illinois State, a team with a winning home mark, including 6-2 ATS here against teams with winning road records. The Illinois State duo of Keyshawn Evans and Phil Fayne combine to average 36.6 points per game, the highest tandem total in the Missouri Valley Conference. Evans' 36.4 assist percentage is the fourth-best in the country. The Redbirds have played a tough schedule with few home games and are 8-1 ATS following a straight up loss. Illinois State's NCAA Division I opponents this season have a combined 35-14 record (71.4 win percent), which is the fourth-best such percentage in the country. Play Illinois State.
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