The No. 6 seed SMU Mustangs (20-11, 11-7 AAC) play the No. 11 seed Temple Owls (13-19, 5-13 AAC) in the AAC tournament Thursday at Dickies Arena, tipping off at 9:30 PM ET. Both teams will look to take one step closer to earning an automatic place in the NCAA Tournament.
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- Game Day: Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Arena: Dickies Arena
- Moneyline favorite: SMU (-825)
- Spread: SMU (-12)
- Total: 141.5
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SMU vs. Temple Statistics and Rankings
| SMU Rank | SMU Stat | Temple Stat | Temple Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84th | 76.9 | Points Scored | 71.1 | 254th |
| 63rd | 67.6 | Points Allowed | 73.5 | 231st |
| 36th | 15.8 | Assists | 11.1 | 325th |
| 143rd | 10.9 | Turnovers | 9.6 | 42nd |
| 167th | 44.8% | Field Goal % | 39.2% | 356th |
| 21st | 40.5% | Field Goal % Allowed | 43.7% | 174th |
SMU Leaders
- Zhuric Phelps: 14.8 PTS, 4.1 REB, 2.7 AST, 1.9 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Samuell Williamson: 8.7 PTS, 7.4 REB, 1.6 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.6 BLK
- Chuck Harris: 13.3 PTS, 3.3 REB, 3.4 AST, 1.0 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Tyreek Smith: 8.1 PTS, 5.6 REB, 0.5 AST, 1.0 STL, 1.7 BLK
- Keon Ambrose-Hylton: 7.2 PTS, 4.2 REB, 0.7 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.9 BLK
Temple Leaders
- Hysier Miller: 15.4 PTS, 3.6 REB, 4.0 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Joran Riley: 12.3 PTS, 5.8 REB, 1.1 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.7 BLK
- William Settle: 8.5 PTS, 5.2 REB, 1.2 AST, 1.6 STL, 0.9 BLK
- Sam Hofman: 5.8 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.6 AST, 0.7 STL, 0.1 BLK
- Jahlil White: 10.5 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.3 BLK
SMU vs. Temple Recent Trends
SMU
- SMU has covered the spread three times in its past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
- SMU’s last 10 games saw five hit the over.
- SMU’s last 10 outings have ended with an average of 149.1 points scored. That’s 7.6 more points than this contest’s over/under.
- SMU’s per-game scoring average during its past 10 games is 2.3 points higher than its season-long average.
Temple
- Temple is 5-5 overall and 7-3 against the spread over its last 10 contests.
- Temple’s past 10 contests saw six hit the over.
- The last 10 Temple games averaged 144.7 total points, 3.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
- Temple’s per-game scoring average over its past 10 games is 72.2, 1.1 points higher than its season-long per-game average.
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