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SMU Mustangs vs. East Carolina Pirates
The fans at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum will be treated to a game between the SMU Mustangs and the East Carolina Pirates when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -5-point favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total opened at 135.
East Carolina won its last outing, a 73-62 result against Owls on January 10. They covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog.
SMU was a 62-59 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Tigers. They covered the +7-point spread as underdogs.
SMU:
Team record: 10-5 SU,9-4-1 ATS
Southern Methodist is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Southern Methodist's last 18 games on the road
East Carolina:
Team record: 9-7 SU,7-7-1 ATS
East Carolina is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
East Carolina is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of East Carolina's last 6 games at home
Next up:
SMU home to Temple Tuesday, January 16
East Carolina home to North Texas Wednesday, January 17