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East Carolina Pirates vs. SMU Mustangs
The East Carolina Pirates and the SMU Mustangs will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Moody Coliseum.
Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -7.5-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 143.
SMU was a 80-65 loser in their most recent outing at home against Cougars. They covered the +15.5-point spread as underdogs.
East Carolina won its last outing, a 75-71 result against Bearcats on February 15. They covered in that game as a +9.5-point underdog.
East Carolina:
Team record: 13-12 SU,15-9-1 ATS
East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of East Carolina's last 8 games on the road
East Carolina is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
SMU:
Team record: 9-18 SU,10-15-2 ATS
Southern Methodist is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games at home
Southern Methodist is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Southern Methodist's last 9 games at home
Next up:
East Carolina at Tulsa Tuesday, February 21
SMU at South Florida Saturday, February 25