This NIT Second Round battle finds Washington State making a long road trip to Texas. Washington State is not a strong road team and is on a 4-10 spread run overall, as well as 15-25 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. No. 1 Seed SMU has home court where they have won 17 straight games in the Moody Coliseum. SMU was fourth in scoring, fifth in shooting in the American Conference, while the defense was third in field goal shooting allowed. SMU shut down Nicholls State last week, 68-58, and it is 33-20 ATS at home after a victory, plus 18-9 ATS at home after having won two of their last three. Play SMU.
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November 27, 2024 9:30pm ET
vs.
SMU Mustangs
#761
Washington State Cougars
#762
Lines & Odds
-4.5 (-115)
ATS
+4.5 (-105)
-207
Moneyline
+173
OVER 161 (-115)
Total
UNDER 161 (-105)
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Washington State Cougars on the +4.5 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that SMU would win by a score of 81.7 to 79.3 with SMU winning on the moneyline, Washington State winning on the spread.
Final Score
1H
2H
F
SMU Mustangs 
27
50
77
Washington State Cougars
31
29
60
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March 20, 2022 3:00pm ET
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Washington State Cougars
#831
SMU Mustangs
#832
Lines & Odds
+3 (-110)
ATS
-3 (-110)
+139
Moneyline
-158
OVER 140.5 (-110)
Total
UNDER 140.5 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 74% of the public bets were on SMU Mustangs on the -3 ATS. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that SMU would win by a score of 71.9 to 68.7 with SMU winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Washington State at SMU
March 20, 2022
3:00 PM Eastern
Final Score
1H
2H
F
Washington State Cougars
39
36
75
SMU Mustangs
20
43
63
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