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The UCF Knights (11-4, 2-1 AAC) are at home in AAC play against the SMU Mustangs (6-9, 1-1 AAC) on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at 2:00 PM ET. The Knights are double-digit favorites by 10 points in the game. The over/under is 129.5 for the matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Knights vs. Mustangs
- Game Day: Sunday, January 8, 2023
- Game Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Arena: Addition Financial Arena
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| UCF | -10 | 129.5 |
UCF Betting Stats & Information
- UCF has won 80% of its games this season when favored on the moneyline (8-2).
- The Knights have never played a game this season with moneyline odds of -554 or shorter.
- The Knights have gone 8-6-1 ATS this season.
- The Mustangs are 2-3 against the spread when an underdog by 10 points or more this season.
- The average over/under UCF has had in its games this season is 0.1 more points than this particular game’s point total.
SMU Betting Stats & Info
- This season, SMU has been the underdog eight times and won two of those games.
- The Mustangs have not entered a game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +400 odds on them winning this game.
- The Mustangs have a 6-8-1 record against the spread this year.
- When they have played as at least 10-point underdogs this season, the Mustangs are 2-3 against the spread.
- The average point total for SMU this year is 10.5 points higher than this game’s over/under.
UCF vs. SMU Season Stat Comparison
| UCF Rank | UCF AVG | SMU AVG | SMU Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246th | 69.1 | Points Scored | 68.8 | 254th |
| 20th | 60.5 | Points Allowed | 71.2 | 242nd |
| 143rd | 33.2 | Rebounds | 31.8 | 216th |
| 35th | 10.9 | Off. Rebounds | 7.3 | 303rd |
| 131st | 8 | 3pt Made | 6.2 | 294th |
| 209th | 13.1 | Assists | 12.2 | 266th |
| 211th | 12.7 | Turnovers | 11.9 | 135th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
UCF Knights Leaders
- The Knights leader in points and rebounds is Taylor Hendricks, who scores 14.6 points and grabs 6.5 rebounds per game.
- UCF’s best passer is Darius Johnson, who averages 4.3 assists per game to go with his 11.8 PPG scoring average.
- CJ Kelly makes more threes per game than any other member of the Knights, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.9 per contest.
SMU Mustangs Leaders
- Zhruic Phelps scores 17.5 points and tacks on 2.5 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Mustangs’ leaderboards for those statistics.
- Samuell Williamson grabs 7.1 rebounds per game (he also scores 8.7 points per game and adds 2.3 assists per game) which puts him at the top of the SMU rebounding leaderboard.
- Zach Nutall is the top scorer from the three-point line for the Mustangs, hitting 1.9 threes per game.
