Sunday’s contest between the SMU Mustangs (10-2) and the Longwood Lancers (11-3) at Moody Coliseum should be a lopsided matchup, as our computer prediction projects a final score of 83-67 and heavily favors SMU to take home the win. Game time is at 2:00 PM ET on December 29.

According to our computer prediction, Longwood is projected to cover the point spread (16.5) against SMU. The two sides are projected to go under the 155.5 total.

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SMU vs. Longwood Game Info & Odds

• Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ACC Network Extra
• Where: Dallas, Texas
• Venue: Moody Coliseum
• Line: SMU -16.5
• Point total: 155.5
• Moneyline (to win): SMU -2083, Longwood +1000

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SMU vs. Longwood Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  SMU 83, Longwood 67

Spread & Total Prediction for SMU vs. Longwood

• Pick ATS: Longwood (+16.5)
• Pick OU: Under (155.5)

SMU is 7-5-0 against the spread, while Longwood’s ATS record this season is 5-6-0. A total of eight out of the Mustangs’ games this season have gone over the point total, and six of the Lancers’ games have gone over. The two teams score 165.2 points per game, 9.7 more points than this matchup’s total.

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SMU Performance Insights

• The Mustangs’ +197 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game) is a result of scoring 86.3 points per game (16th in college basketball) while allowing 69.8 per outing (143rd in college basketball).
• SMU pulls down 37.3 rebounds per game (26th in college basketball) while conceding 27.8 per outing to its opponents. It outrebounds opponents by 9.5 boards per game.
• SMU makes 8.2 three-pointers per game (151st in college basketball), while its opponents have made 8.2 on average.
• The Mustangs rank 29th in college basketball by averaging 105.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 69th in college basketball, allowing 85.6 points per 100 possessions.
• SMU wins the turnover battle by 1.9 per game, committing 11.1 (142nd in college basketball) while its opponents average 13.0.

Longwood Performance Insights

• The Lancers are outscoring opponents by 12.3 points per game, with a +172 scoring differential overall. They put up 78.9 points per game (97th in college basketball) and allow 66.6 per contest (67th in college basketball).
• Longwood is 191st in the country at 33.0 rebounds per game. That’s 6.5 more than the 26.5 its opponents average.
• Longwood makes 6.4 three-pointers per game (308th in college basketball) at a 30.1% rate (320th in college basketball), compared to the 6.4 its opponents make, shooting 29.7% from beyond the arc.
• Longwood has come out ahead in the turnover battle by 3.0 per game, committing 12.6 (271st in college basketball) while forcing 15.6 (14th in college basketball).

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