Thursday’s game between the SMU Mustangs (1-0) and the Florida A&M Rattlers (0-1) at Moody Coliseum is expected to be a one-sided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 95-66 and heavily favors SMU to take home the win. Tipoff is at 8:00 PM ET on November 7.

Based on our computer prediction, SMU is a good bet to cover the point spread, which is currently listed at 27.5. The two teams are projected to go over the 148.5 over/under.

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SMU vs. Florida A&M Game Info & Odds

• Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024
• Time: 8:00 PM ET
• TV: ACC Network Extra
• Where: Dallas, Texas
• Venue: Moody Coliseum
• Line: SMU -27.5
• Point total: 148.5

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SMU vs. Florida A&M Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  SMU 95, Florida A&M 66

Spread & Total Prediction for SMU vs. Florida A&M

• Pick ATS: SMU (-27.5)
• Pick OU: Over (148.5)

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SMU Performance Insights

• Offensively, SMU was the 86th-ranked squad in college basketball (76.8 points per game) last year. Defensively, it was 81st (68.8 points conceded per game).
• Last year, the Mustangs were 32nd in the country in rebounds (35.7 per game) and 135th in rebounds allowed (30.8).
• With 15.7 assists per game last season, SMU was 37th in college basketball.
• At 7.6 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 34.1% from downtown last year, the Mustangs were 159th and 171st in college basketball, respectively, in those categories.
• Defensively, SMU was 94th in the nation in 3-pointers allowed per game at 6.7 last year. It was 64th in 3-point percentage conceded at 31.7%.
• The Mustangs attempted 35.2% percent of their shots from beyond the arc last season, and 64.8% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 26.9% of the Mustangs’ baskets were 3-pointers, and 73.1% were 2-pointers.

Florida A&M Performance Insights

• Florida A&M ranked 325th in the country last year with 67.2 points per game. At the other end, it ranked 319th with 77.2 points allowed per game.
• The Rattlers grabbed 31.9 rebounds per game (184th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing 33.5 rebounds per contest (293rd-ranked).
• Florida A&M dished out 14.3 assists per game, which ranked them 104th in the nation.
• While the Rattlers were in the bottom 25 in the nation in turnovers per game with 14.3 (eighth-worst), they ranked 175th in college basketball with 11.2 forced turnovers per contest.
• With 5.9 threes per game, the Rattlers were 317th in the nation. They owned a 34.3% shooting percentage from beyond the arc, which ranked 162nd in college basketball.
• Florida A&M ceded 7.8 treys per game (243rd-ranked in college basketball) last season, while allowing a 36.1% three-point percentage (327th-ranked).
• Florida A&M took 70.5% two-pointers and 29.5% threes last season. Of the team’s buckets, 76.6% were two-pointers and 23.4% were three-pointers.

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