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SMU Mustangs vs. East Carolina Pirates
The SMU Mustangs and the East Carolina Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
East Carolina was a 24-17 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Owls. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (41) made winners of UNDER bettors.
SMU won its last outing, a 34-16 result against 49ers on September 30. SMU failed to cover in that game as a -22.5-point favorite, while the 50 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
SMU:
Team record: 3-2 SU,2-3 ATS
Southern Methodist is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Southern Methodist's last 7 games
Southern Methodist is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
East Carolina:
Team record: 1-4 SU,2-3 ATS
East Carolina is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
East Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of East Carolina's last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist
Next up:
SMU at Temple Friday, October 20
East Carolina home to Charlotte Saturday, October 21