Belmont vs. Murray State betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 15

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The Belmont Bruins (23-4, 13-3 MVC) visit the Murray State Racers (19-8, 11-5 MVC) in a matchup of MVC teams at CFSB Center, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 15, 2026. The Bruins are 1.5-point favorites in the game. The point total for the matchup is set at 166.5.

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Belmont Cover -1.5 vs Murray State -105

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Belmont vs. Murray State betting lines

  • Belmont moneyline odds to win: -123
  • Murray State moneyline odds to win: +101
  • Spread: Belmont (-1.5)
  • Total: 166.5

Belmont statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Belmont has performed worse when playing at home, covering six times in 12 home games, and seven times in 12 road games.
  • At home, the Bruins go over the over/under 66.7% of the time (eight of 12 games). They’ve hit the over in 58.3% of games on the road (seven of 12 contests).
  • Belmont has won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, going 10-2 (.833). When playing away from home as a moneyline favorite, it sports a record of 8-2 (.800).

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Bruins have been putting up 83.6 points per contest, an average that’s a little lower than the 83.7 they’ve scored over the course of the 2025-26 season.
  • Belmont’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (78.3) is 5.6 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (72.7).
  • While the Bruins are knocking down more threes per game over their past 10 contests (11.0 per game) compared to their season-long average (10.6), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (40.0% from deep over the last 10, 40.1% on the season).

Belmont betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 15-11-0 (Home: 6-6-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 13-11-0 (As Favorite: 13-11-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-11-0 (Home: 8-4-0; Away: 7-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 20-4 (Home: 10-2; Away: 8-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
51.6 (fourth in nation) 40.1 (23rd) 33.1 (127th) 29.6 (96th) 18.4 (12th) 12.6 (315th)

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Murray State statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • This season, Murray State is 8-5-0 at home against the spread (.615 winning percentage). Away, it is 3-6-0 ATS (.333).
  • Looking at the over/under, Racers games have finished over less frequently at home (five of 13, 38.5%) than away (six of nine, 66.7%).

Recent trends

  • The Racers are putting up 80.0 points per game in their past 10 games, which is 4.9 fewer points than their average for the season (84.9).
  • While Murray State is allowing 79.2 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its last 10 games, allowing 83.1 points per contest.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Racers are sinking 7.9 threes per contest, 1.6 fewer threes than their season average (9.5). They also have a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.4%) compared to their season average (34.8%).

Murray State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-13-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 3-6-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 12-10-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 15-12-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-5 (Home: 10-2; Away: 5-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.1 (69th in nation) 46.4 (299th) 34.6 (65th) 31.1 (189th) 14.0 (171st) 11.7 (239th)
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