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SMU Mustangs vs. East Carolina Pirates
The SMU Mustangs and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Pirates as -1-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game's total opened at 140.5.
East Carolina was a 71-63 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Bulls. They earned a push of the +8-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, SMU was a 74-52 loser on the road against Green Wave. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs.
SMU:
Team record: 8-15 SU,7-14-2 ATS
Southern Methodist is 0-4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games on the road
East Carolina:
Team record: 11-12 SU,13-9-1 ATS
East Carolina is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 9 of East Carolina's last 13 games at home
Next up:
SMU home to Temple Wednesday, February 8
East Carolina at Tulane Saturday, February 11