Once Upon A Time In Las Vegas – Super Bowl
SMU Mustangs (9-16) vs. Wichita State Shockers (12-12)
Week 14 of the 2022-23 NCAA men’s basketball season finishes on Sunday, February 12 as the SMU Mustangs travel to take on the Wichita State Shockers in this American Athletic Conference showdown at the Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
This is the second meeting between these teams this season, with Wichita State winning the first meeting on January 22, 71-69. The Shockers were 1.5-point underdogs in the contest and the total was set at 133.5. Wichita State is favored by 6.5 for this game with the total set at 136.5.
The SMU Mustangs (9-16, 8-16-1 ATS) earned a narrow victory over Temple on Wednesday, 72-71. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak, and the team is 3-8 over their last 11 games. SMU is 1-8 on the road and is 8-4 in the conference, as they are trying to position themselves to earn a place in the tournament. The Mustangs are 1-5 ATS in their last six.
Zhuric Phelps hit one of two free throws with 14 seconds left in the game to provide the margin of victory as the SMU Mustangs defeated Temple, 72-71. Temple had an opportunity to win the game, but a buzzer-beater by Khalif Battle was off the mark, preserving the victory for the Mustangs. Phelps finished with 19 points, hitting six of 11 shots while Efe Odigie recorded a double-double w ith 10 points and 11 rebounds.
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SMU is averaging 110.6 points per 100 possessions (243rd) while allowing 103.0 points per 100 possessions (127th). They are 194th in the KenPom rankings. SMU is a struggling team at both ends of the court, averaging 69.4 points per game, 233rd, while allowing 74.1 points per contest, 299th. The team has been slightly better in conference play, averaging 70.7 points per game thanks to 41.4% shooting. They have not been very good defensively, giving up 78.2 points per contest and opponents are shooting 46.0%.
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