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SMU Mustangs vs. North Texas Mean Green
The SMU Mustangs and the North Texas Mean Green will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Apogee Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Mustangs as -7.5-point favorites versus the Mean Green, while the game's total opened at 74.5.
Last time out for North Texas, they were a 27-14 loser as they battled RedHawks on the road. North Texas failed to cover in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 41 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
SMU lost its last outing, a 34-31 result against Golden Hurricane on November 27. SMU failed to cover in that game as a -6-point favorite, while the 65 combined points took the game OVER the total.
SMU:
Team record: 8-4 SU,6-6 ATS
Southern Methodist is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Southern Methodist is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Southern Methodist is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
North Texas:
Team record: 6-7 SU,9-4 ATS
North Texas is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
North Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of North Texas's last 6 games
Next up:
SMU home to Lamar Saturday, September 10
North Texas home to Texas Southern Saturday, September 10