SMU rolled past Ball State 90-65 at Moody Coliseum (Dallas).
Oziyah Sellers led SMU with 21 points and 4 3-pointers. Sean Blake had 19 points and 7 assists for Ball State. Jakub Szumert led all players with 9 rebounds for SMU.
SMU covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 1.8 points.
In the NBA, former SMU player Jaron Pierre Jr. had 0 points for the Pelicans on Friday.
Off the court, Ball State claims John Schnatter: Schnatter received a business degree from Ball State in 1983, founded Papa John's in 1984, and announced on December 21, 2017 that he would step down as CEO amid controversy over his comments about the NFL.
Before the game
Our preview, as it ran before tip ·
Ball State vs. SMU prediction: model has SMU by 23
Ball State (1-2) visits SMU at Moody Coliseum (Dallas) in Dallas Friday at 9 PM ET on ACC Network.
Our model makes SMU a 23.2-point favorite, projecting an 83-59 final, and gives SMU a 97% chance to win. The betting market has SMU favored by 22.5 with a total of 150.5. The model leans SMU -22.5 and Under 150.5.
Players to watch: Javion Guy-King of Ball State, 14.7 points a game; Mason Jones of Ball State, 4.7 points a game; Kai McGrew of Ball State, 4.6 points a game.
Ball State traveled about 814 miles to Dallas and crossed 1.0 time zone.
OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.
Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.
Line and result
Spread (home)
Total
ML home
ML away
Source
Open (first seen)
-22.5
150.5
our snapshots
Latest
-25.5
155.5
-100000
11011
our snapshots (7 books)
Close
-22.5
150.5
-6500
2000
DraftKings via ESPN
Margin +25 (home)ATS SMU coveredTotal 155 → over
Travel and rest coming in
Team
Rest days
Miles in
Road streak
Time zone
BALL
3
814
1
-1 h
SMU
non-MAC team, not tracked
Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).
