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The 15th ranked Cincinnati Bearcats face the 12th ranked SMU Mustangs in the finals of the AAC Tournament in a game that will take place at a neutral site at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut at 3:15 PM ET. SMU is a small -2 on the point spread line for this match with an O/U line of 127.
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Cincinnati is coming off an 81-71 win over UCONN in their last game where they covered the 9.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 152, which was well over the closing line of 124.5. The Bearcats have covered the spread in their last four games and in their last two games the total has gone over while in the previous three games the total went under. Cincinnati has won four in a row and seven of their last eight games.
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SMU is coming off a 70-59 win over UCF in their last game where they covered the 8-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 129, which was over the closing line of 126.5. The Mustangs have covered the spread in five of their last six games and in their last seven games the total has gone over every time. SMU has won their last 15 games.
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Cincinnati is putting up 74.8 points per game on a 45.9% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Bearcats are allowing 60.2 points per game, which ranks 4th in the nation, on a 38.2% FG average, which ranks 6th in the nation.
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SMU is putting up 74.8 points per game on a 47.3% FG average. On defense the Mustangs are allowing 60 points per game, which ranks 3rd in the nation, on a 38.6% FG average, which ranks 8th in the nation.
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These teams split the two games facing each other this season with each winning at home.
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Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs Betting Trends<br />
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Cincinnati is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games overall.
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The Bearcats are 4-2 against the spread in their last 5 games against the Mustangs.
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The game total has gone under in 4 of Cincinnati’s last 6 games against Southern Methodist.
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SMU is 12-2 against the spread in their last 14 games overall.
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The Mustangs are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against the Bearcats.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this college basketball matchup between Cincinnati at Southern Methodist have the public leaning to the home mustangs minus the 2 points with 53%. The over/under bettors are banking on this game going over the posted total line of 129.5 with 70% on board.
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