SMU vs Southeastern Louisiana College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/18/21

The SE Louisiana Lions and SMU Mustangs meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Moody Coliseum. The SE Louisiana Lions look to improve to 3-1 on the season. The SMU Mustangs also look for a win to get to 3-1.

The SE Louisiana Lions are averaging 90.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 62.7 points on 38.9 percent shooting. Gus Okafor is averaging 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds, while Keon Clergeot is averaging 10 points and 1.7 rebounds. Joe Kasperzyk is the third double-digit scorer and Jaylin Hinton is grabbing 6 rebounds. The SE Louisiana Lions are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 79.3 percent from the free throw line. The SE Louisiana Lions are allowing 31 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game.

The SMU Mustangs are averaging 81.3 points on 46.2 percent shooting and allowing 65.3 points on 39.2 percent shooting. Kendric Davis is averaging 15.3 points and 6 rebounds, while Marcus Weathers is averaging 13 points and 1.7 assists. Emmanuel Bandoumel is the third double-digit scorer and Zach Nutall is grabbing 6.3 rebounds. The SMU Mustangs are shooting 36.4 percent from beyond the arc and 74.6 percent from the free throw line. The SMU Mustangs are allowing 25.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40 rebounds per game.

The Lions are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games following a straight up win and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Thursday games. The Mustangs are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Lions last 5 Thursday games. The over is 4-1 in Mustangs last 5 overall.

The SMU Mustangs haven’t been great at covering numbers dating back to last season, and this could be a look ahead spot with Missouri on deck. The Southeastern Louisiana Lions could have easily beat Tulane on the road already this year, and these games mean much more to them in terms of resume. I’ll take a shot with the road dog here.