Liberty vs. Missouri State betting: College basketball preview for Feb. 7

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The Liberty Flames (19-3, 11-0 CUSA) will look to continue a 13-game winning streak when they host the Missouri State Bears (13-9, 7-4 CUSA) on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Liberty Arena as 9.5-point favorites. The matchup airs at 2 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. The matchup has an over/under of 139.5 points.

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Liberty Cover -9.5 vs Missouri State -107

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Liberty vs. Missouri State betting lines

  • Liberty moneyline odds to win: -505
  • Missouri State moneyline odds to win: +379
  • Spread: Liberty (-9.5)
  • Total: 139.5

Liberty statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Liberty has covered the spread in the same percentage of home games as road games (62.5%). It has covered five times in eight games at home and five times in eight games on the road.
  • When playing at home, the Flames exceed the total 62.5% of the time (five of eight games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (four of eight contests).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Liberty has an identical winning percentage when playing at home compared to on the road (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Flames’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 76.5 points a contest compared to the 79.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Liberty’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (66.6) is 0.6 fewer points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (67.2).
  • While the Flames are connecting on fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (9.4 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (10.7), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (41.4% from deep over the last 10, 41.0% on the season).

Liberty betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 3-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-8-0; As Underdog: 1-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 11-8-0 (Home: 5-3-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-2 (Home: 7-0; Away: 6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-1 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
52.5 (second in nation) 43.2 (139th) 27.3 (350th) 30.5 (149th) 17.5 (29th) 8.0 (third)

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Missouri State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Missouri State is 6-4-0 at home against the spread (.600 winning percentage). Away, it is 4-5-0 ATS (.444).
  • In 2025-26 a lower percentage of the Bears’ games have finished above the over/under at home (50%, five of 10) compared to away (55.6%, five of nine).

Recent trends

  • While the Bears are posting 75.3 points per game in 2025-26, they have improved that mark over their previous 10 games, amassing 77.7 a contest.
  • Missouri State has fared worse defensively in its last 10 games, allowing 75.4 points per contest, 3.1 more points than its season average of 72.3.
  • The Bears are draining 8.3 threes per contest with a 35.5% three-point percentage over their past 10 games, compared to their season averages of 7.4 and 31.6%.

Missouri State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 7-4-0; As Underdog: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 5-5-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-3 (Home: 7-3; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-6 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (183rd in nation) 44.3 (197th) 30.9 (262nd) 30.7 (163rd) 14.1 (176th) 11.0 (164th)
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