{"id":134155,"date":"2017-03-07T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=134155"},"modified":"2017-03-13T01:08:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T05:08:44","slug":"smu-mustangs-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/smu-mustangs-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"SMU Mustangs \u2013 March Madness Team Predictions, Odds and Preview 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>SMU Mustangs (Overall: 30-4, Conf: 17-1)<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>College Basketball<\/strong><strong> News and Previews<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-ncaa-march-madness-final-four-predictions-picks-and-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2017 NCAA March Madness Final Four Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-gonzaga-bulldogs-vs-south-carolina-gamecocks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-march-madness-final-four-north-carolina-tar-heels-vs-oregon-ducks-predictions-picks-and-ncaa-basketball-betting-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Oregon Ducks Preview<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Team Strengths<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/louisville-cardinals-march-madness-team-predictions-odds-and-preview-2017.html\" target=\"_blank\">Like Louisville<\/a>, the Mustangs\u00a0were banned from postseason action by orders of the NCAA board in 2016. That\u2019s no longer the situation this year, as they\u2019re expected to make some serious noise in the Big Dance.<\/p>\n<p>SMU prides itself on defense, where it ranks third across the nation in points conceded (59.4). Partner that with an offense that\u2019s headlined by four double-digit scorers in Semi Ojeleye (18.5), Shake Milton (13.3), Sterling Brown (12.8) and Ben Moore (11.8). No team would be happy about a matchup with the Mustangs, who are priced at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\">+3,000<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to win this year&#8217;s national championship.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<p>The best or, arguably, the only way to stop the Mustangs from getting their way is to foul and force them make their free throws. They\u2019ve been struggling in that area all season long, shooting just 69.3% as a team from the charity stripe, which ranks 208<sup>th<\/sup> in the country <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamrankings.com\/ncaa-basketball\/team\/southern-methodist-mustangs\/stats\" target=\"_blank\">per teamrankings.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Statistics (from TeamRankings.com)<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat<\/th>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Points Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>74.6<\/th>\n<th>\u00a0#132<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Rebounds\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>39.0<\/th>\n<th>#30<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Blocks\u00a0Per Game<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>\u00a03.4<\/th>\n<th>#149<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>3-Point Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>40.3<\/th>\n<th>#10<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Free Throw Percentage<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>69.3<\/th>\n<th>\u00a0#208<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Starting Lineup<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Position<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>PPG<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th><strong>\u00a0Ben Moore<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>11.8<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th>Semi Ojeleye<\/th>\n<th>\u00a018.5<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>F<\/th>\n<th><strong>Jarrey Foster<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>9.9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>Shake Milton<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>\u00a013.3<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>G<\/th>\n<th><strong>\u00a0Sterling Brown<\/strong><\/th>\n<th>\u00a011.8<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>SMU (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2017-ncaa-championship\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+3,000<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0exits in the Sweet 16 round.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and place your\u00a0bets already for March Madness 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zulQmTAVK722Nd7ZgqdRLk\/56\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134651\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/March_Madness_News_Banners_620x110.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"134155\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,349&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMU Mustangs (Overall: 30-4, Conf: 17-1) Team Strengths Like Louisville, the Mustangs\u00a0were banned from postseason action by orders of the NCAA board in 2016. 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