First off, I started looking at how these teams have been doing when it comes to betting. You know, the whole against-the-spread (ATS) thing. Turns out, Temple's been kinda rough, with a 1-6 ATS record. And for SMU, they're sitting at 3-3 ATS. Not great, not terrible, just kinda... there.
Then I moved on to the whole over/under thing. For Temple games, the under's been hitting more often, 4-3 to be exact. And with SMU, it's even more skewed towards the under, at 5-1. Seems like these teams aren't exactly lighting up the scoreboard, you know?
Disreving Deeper into the Numbers
So, after getting the basic stuff down, I started looking at some predictions and odds. People are saying that SMU is the favorite in this game, and by a pretty big margin. I saw they're favored by 23.5 points! That's a lot, especially when you consider the opening line was -18. Seems like the oddsmakers are really feeling SMU in this one.
- I checked out a bunch of different sources, just to make sure I wasn't getting some biased info.
- Everyone's pretty much in agreement - SMU is expected to win, and probably by a good amount.
- Temple's record against the spread this year is, well, not good. They're 0-6. Ouch.
Honestly, after all this digging, I'm starting to see why everyone's so high on SMU. They've been more consistent, and Temple's just been struggling, especially when it comes to covering the spread. I ended up feeling pretty confident about my prediction, even though, you know, anything can happen in sports. I mean, it did take a whole day, but I learned a lot.
I spent a good chunk of time just reading through analyses and opinions, and I even tried to watch some highlights, but that didn't really help much, hah! But hey, I put in the work, and now I've got a pretty good idea of what to expect from this Temple vs. SMU game.
In the end, I went with my gut and the numbers, and I'm leaning towards SMU covering that big spread. It just seems like the most likely outcome based on everything I've seen. We'll see what happens, but I feel pretty good about it. And hey, even if I'm wrong, I had fun learning all this stuff, you know? It's all part of the process.
