Northern Iowa is underrated with a 20-12 straight up record and 19-12 ATS this season. The Panthers have won 11 of their past 15 games (10-5 ATS) and they lost by just a point to Valparaiso in the conference tournament, holding the Beacons to just 19 points after halftime. Northern Iowa is #52 in the country yielding 70.3 points per game. The Panthers feature five double-figure scorers led by Tytan Anderson, who averages 15.3 points and shoots 57.9 percent from the field. Trey Campbell shoots 42.9 percent from 3-point range. SMU has alternated wins and losses its past 10 games and the Mustangs lost to Clemson 57-54 in the ACC Tournament. They are 3-5-1 ATS their past nine games and disappointed to miss The Big Dance. Northern Iowa has the motivational edge. Grab the big points with Northern Iowa.
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Who was the public on? 54% of the public bets were on Northern Iowa Panthers on the +8.5 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that SMU would win by a score of 76.8 to 70.8 with SMU winning on the moneyline, Northern Iowa winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 66% of the public bets were on SMU Mustangs on the -8.5 ATS. 82% of the public money was on SMU Mustangs to win on the moneyline. And, 82% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that SMU would win by a score of 69.0 to 59.3 with SMU winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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SMU vs. Northern Iowa
9:30 PM Eastern
Northern Iowa has won three straight unlined games, but in the one game which had a line it lost big to North Carolina 86-69 and went OVER by 14 points. The Panthers defeated Chicago State 82-44 on Saturday while shooting 52.5 percent and with Bennett Koch leading the way with 21 points and Juwan McCloud adding 18 points and Tywhon Pickford grabbed 14 rebounds. SMU went OVER in its only game that had a posted total this season with an 83-65 win over Louisiana Monroe. The Mustangs beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a .510 field goal percentage and sinking 9 of 23 from 3-point range. Shake Milton led the Mustangs with 17 points and Ben Emelogu II added 13 points and 10 rebounds. SMU is 8-1-1 OVER its last 10 games and Northern Iowa is 6-1 OVER after a win of at least 20 points dating to last season. Take the OVER.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Northern Iowa Panthers on the -7.5 ATS. 63% of the public money was on Northern Iowa Panthers to win on the moneyline. And, 61% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Northern Iowa would win by a score of 51.6 to 46.8 with Northern Iowa winning on the moneyline, SMU winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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