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Temple Owls vs. SMU Mustangs
The Temple Owls and the SMU Mustangs will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Dickies Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -12-point favorites versus the Owls, while the game's total opened at 142.
In their last action, SMU was a 74-70 loser on the road against Blazers. They failed to cover the +1.5-point spread as underdogs.
Temple was a 64-61 winner in their most recent outing at home against Roadrunners. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs.
Temple:
Team record: 13-19 SU,14-16-1 ATS
Temple is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Southern Methodist
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Temple's last 7 games when playing Southern Methodist
SMU:
Team record: 20-11 SU,14-14-2 ATS
Southern Methodist is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Temple
Southern Methodist is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Temple
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 7 games when playing Temple