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The No. 7 seed UCF Knights (17-13, 8-10 AAC) are 7-point favorites in the AAC Tournament over the No. 10 seed SMU Mustangs (10-21, 5-13 AAC) on Thursday at Dickies Arena. The game begins at 3:00 PM and airs on ESPNU, with both teams hoping to move one step closer to an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.
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How do I watch Knights vs. Mustangs?
- Game Day: Thursday, March 9, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: ESPNU
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Arena: Dickies Arena
Betting Lines for Knights vs. Mustangs
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UCF | -7 | 137.5 |
UCF Betting Stats & Information
- UCF has won 68.4% of its games this season when the moneyline favorite (13-6).
- The Knights have a record of 9-2 when they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -319 or shorter (81.8% win percentage).
- The Knights are 15-14-1 against the spread this season.
- The Mustangs have a 4-7 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 7 points or more.
- UCF’s average point total in outings this year is 137.3, 0.2 points below the total in this game.
SMU Betting Stats & Info
- This season, SMU has been the underdog 19 times and won three, or 15.8%, of those games.
- The Mustangs have entered 11 games this season as the underdog by +256 or more and is 2-9 in those contests.
- The Mustangs’ ATS record is 11-18-2 this season.
- The Mustangs are 4-7 against the spread when an underdog by 7 points or more this year.
- The average point total for SMU this season is 8.3 points higher than this game’s over/under.
UCF vs. SMU Season Stat Comparison
| UCF Rank | UCF AVG | SMU AVG | SMU Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177th | 72 | Points Scored | 70.3 | 209th |
| 47th | 65.3 | Points Allowed | 75.5 | 323rd |
| 219th | 31.2 | Rebounds | 31.3 | 212th |
| 63rd | 9.9 | Off. Rebounds | 8.5 | 189th |
| 38th | 8.9 | 3pt Made | 6.3 | 291st |
| 109th | 14 | Assists | 13.5 | 147th |
| 221st | 12.3 | Turnovers | 12.4 | 230th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
UCF Knights Leaders
- The scoring and rebounding leader for the Knights is Taylor Hendricks, who puts up 15.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
- CJ Kelly is UCF’s best passer, dishing out 2.8 assists per game while scoring 12.4 PPG.
- Ithiel Horton makes more threes per game than any other member of the Knights, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.4 per contest.
SMU Mustangs Leaders
- Zhuric Phelps scores 17.3 points and tacks on 3.1 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Mustangs’ leaderboards in those statistics.
- Samuell Williamson is at the top of the SMU rebounding leaderboard with 7.2 rebounds per game. He also scores 9.3 points and tacks on 2.6 assists per game.
- Zach Nutall averages 1.9 three-pointers per game, the most on the Mustangs.
