{"id":73065,"date":"2014-03-05T12:53:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=73065"},"modified":"2014-03-05T12:53:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:53:47","slug":"louisville-cardinals-vs-smu-mustangs-preview-free-predictions-handicapping-5314","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/louisville-cardinals-vs-smu-mustangs-preview-free-predictions-handicapping-5314\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Cardinals vs. SMU Mustangs  Odds &#038; NCAAB Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Louisville vs SMU Preview<\/h2>\n<p>Louisville is 14-13 ATS with an O\/U record of 13-12 and SMU is 17-8 ATS with an O\/U record of 9-15. This season SMU is 15-0 at home and Louisville is 8-2 on the road.<!--more-->[ad-4468020]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisville Cardinals vs. SMU Mustangs Preview<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue\/ Stadium: Moody Coliseum, Dallas, Texas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time\/Date: 7 PM EST Wednesday, March 5, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NCAAB Odds From: Bovada<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Moneyline: OFF<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Spread: Louisville -2.5 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under:\u00a0 OFF<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> CBB Odds: [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&#038;limit=1&#038;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_summary_26.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Stats<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/basketball\/ncaab-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/NCAAB\/matchups\/g6_preview_26.html\" target=\"_parent\" rel=\"nofollow\">Gambling Insight!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Louisville is 14-13 ATS with an O\/U record of 13-12 and SMU is 17-8 ATS with an O\/U record of 9-15.<\/p>\n<p>In their last games SMU beat Central Florida 70-55 and Louisville lost to Memphis 72-66.<\/p>\n<p>The AAC championship is still up for grabs with 11th ranked Louisville tied with Cincinnati atop the conference with 18th SMU a game back. Cincy plays 20th Memphis on Thursday. Louisville is only 1-5 facing ranked teams this season, but they already beat SMU at home earlier this season 71-63.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"CBB Picks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK GRAB OUR BEST Expert Hoops Picks for 2014 GAMBLING season!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Louisville is a solid 3-point shooting team, but they are only shooting 25% from beyond the 3-pt arc in their last 4 games.<\/p>\n<p>SMU has one of the best defenses in the nation holding opponents to an average of 36.9% from the field and they will be facing a Louisville squad that ranks 14th in the nation in scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinals\u2019 2nd leading scorer Montrezl Harrell scored a career high 25 points in the Memphis win and he has been on a tear lately. However, he needs help and in the Memphis loss the rest of the team was only 14\/46 from the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Russ Smith leads the Cardinals in scoring and while he went for 19 points in the Memphis game he was only 7\/16 from the floor.<br \/>\n[ad-6571516]<br \/>\nLouisville is a very athletic team that plays smothering defense and the Mustangs have to be careful with the rock and limit their turnovers.<\/p>\n<p>SMU does not have a high scoring offense, but they are efficient ranking 9th in the nation in team FG%.<\/p>\n<p>The Mustangs scoring leader Nic Moore (14.1 ppg) only had 5 points in the earlier loss to Louisville going 2\/8 from the field. Moore and Markus Kennedy are the only 2 players for SMU that are averaging in double figures.<\/p>\n<p>In their all time meetings Louisville is 7-2 against SMU.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting Trends<\/h3>\n<p>Louisville is e 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a S.U. loss, 27-13 ATS in their last 40 road games vs. a team with a winning home record, and they have an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 road games.<\/p>\n<p>SMU is 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games, 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games overall, and they have an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games.<\/p>\n<h3>Jason\u2019s Pick:<\/h3>\n<p>I have to go with Louisville in this one, as they are a better team and their offense will get back on track tonight.<\/p>\n<h3>Player Injuries <\/h3>\n<p><strong>Louisville<\/strong><br \/>\n[F] 12\/31\/2013 &#8211; Chane Behanan has been dismissed ( Dismissed )<br \/>\n[G] 12\/30\/2013 &#8211; Kevin Ware out for season ( Shin )<\/p>\n<p><strong>SMU<\/strong><br \/>\n[C] 03\/04\/2014 &#8211; Yanick Moreira &#8220;?&#8221; Wednesday vs. Louisville ( Knee )<br \/>\n(!)[G] 11\/10\/2013 &#8211; Jalen Jones has left team ( None )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisville vs SMU Preview Louisville is 14-13 ATS with an O\/U record of 13-12 and SMU is 17-8 ATS with an O\/U record of 9-15. 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