SMU vs. Stanford betting: College basketball preview for February 1

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The Stanford Cardinal (15-6, 7-3 ACC) will look to build on a four-game winning streak when they visit the SMU Mustangs (16-5, 7-3 ACC) on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Moody Coliseum as 6-point underdogs. The game airs at 6:00 PM ET on ACC Network. The matchup’s over/under is set at 149.

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SMU Cover -6 vs Stanford -109

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SMU vs. Stanford betting lines

  • SMU moneyline odds to win: -238
  • Stanford moneyline odds to win: +194
  • Spread: SMU (-6)
  • Total: 149

SMU statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • SMU has covered the spread in a lower percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered five times in 12 games at home, and it has covered three times in six games on the road.
  • The Mustangs have gone over the total in a higher percentage of games at home (83.3%) than road games (33.3%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, SMU has picked up the win in nine of 10 games when playing at home, good for a .900 winning percentage. It has won four of five games away from home (.800) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Mustangs’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 80.6 points a contest compared to the 82.8 they’ve averaged this season.
  • SMU’s defense has been less stingy as of late, as the team has allowed 74.7 points per game during its past 10 compared to the 71.8 points per game its opponents average this season.
  • During their last 10 contests, the Mustangs are making 0.1 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.1 compared to 8 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (39.9% compared to 37.9% season-long).

SMU betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-11-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6+: 6-5-0 (As Favorite: 10-8-0; As Underdog: 0-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 13-8-0 (Home: 10-2-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 16-2 (Home: 9-1; Away: 4-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (48th in nation) 40.5 (40th) 36 (30th) 28.6 (53rd) 16.2 (45th) 11.4 (182nd)

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Stanford statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Stanford has been better at home (9-4-0) than away (3-3-0).
  • In 2024-25 a lower percentage of the Cardinal’s games have finished above the over/under at home (38.5%, five of 13) compared to away (66.7%, four of six).

Recent trends

  • The Cardinal have played worse offensively over their past 10 games, posting 73.3 points per contest, 3.3 fewer points their than season average of 76.6.
  • Stanford has performed worse defensively over its past 10 games, giving up 70.2 points per contest, 0.4 more points than its season average of 69.8.
  • The Cardinal are sinking 8.6 threes per game over their last 10 games, which is 0.1 more than their average for the season (8.5). Likewise, they have a higher three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (34.5%) compared to their season average from downtown (34.2%).

Stanford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 12-9-0 (Home: 9-4-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-5-0; As Underdog: 3-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-11-0 (Home: 5-8-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 12-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 3-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (181st in nation) 44.4 (236th) 31.6 (230th) 28.1 (37th) 14.5 (129th) 9.8 (38th)
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