The Owls will play the Mustangs on Thursday, March 14th, 2024. Your timezone's tip off time is 9:00 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2023-24 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Temple and SMU are set to tip-off on Thursday, March 14th, 2024. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Temple wound up with a 94.33 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2023-24 college basketball regular season, while SMU finished with a 97.00 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Temple comes to this matchup with a 5-7 record as an away team, ranking them 2nd in the American Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, SMU, finished the regular season with a 5-7 record as an away team, ranking them 2nd in the American Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Temple finished 8th (0.278) in the American Conference, with SMU ending up 5th (0.611) for their conference win percentage in the 2023 American Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Temple had a 0.406 regular season overall win percentage, with SMU, notching a 0.645 overall win percentage at the end of the 2023-24 regular season.
- Team Records - Temple tallied a 13-19 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, SMU put together a 20-11 standing for 2023-24 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus, Temple 13-19, SMU 20-11. Wizards clash in March Madness!
Temple 5-13 in American, SMU 11-7. Winner moves forward in single-elimination tourney.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetWay, BetRivers, and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Owls at Mustangs Odds
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Matchup Odds FAQs
SMU is a -11.5 -115 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Temple is a +11.5 -105 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 141.5 -110 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 141.5 -110 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the under.
SMU is a -900 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Temple is a +575 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Temple
SMU
3/14/24 9:00pm EDT | +11.5 -105-11.5 -115 |
Underdog Temple - Temple bettors risk $100 to win $95.24 at -105 odds.
A +11.5 Temple underdog bet wins if they lose by 11 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 12 or more.
Favorite SMU - SMU bettors risk $100 to win $86.96 at -115 odds.
A -11.5 SMU favorite bet wins if they win by 12 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 11 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Temple at SMU Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Temple
SMU
First to 5 Points
3/14/24 9:00pm EDT | +120-165Bet |
Temple
SMU
First to 10 Points
3/14/24 9:00pm EDT | +145-210Bet |
Temple
SMU
First to 15 Points
3/14/24 9:00pm EDT | +165-250Bet |
Temple
SMU
Game to Overtime
3/14/24 9:00pm EDT | Yes +1650No -10000Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| SMU | 20-13 | 0.606 | 14-3 | 5-8 | 11-7 | +5 | 0.611 | L3 |
| Temple | 16-20 | 0.444 | 5-9 | 5-7 | 5-13 | +11 | 0.278 | L1 |
Temple & SMU Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Temple Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Temple YR: futures available
SMU Championship Odds|
Team | BetMGM |
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| SMU | +20000 Bet |
Temple & SMU Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Temple vs SMU College Basketball Game
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