Lamar Cardinals (0-0) vs. SMU Mustangs (1-0)
September 10, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: SMU Mustangs -47.5 / Lamar Cardinals +47.5; Over/Under: -61
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The SMU Mustangs and Lamar Cardinals clash Saturday in a week 2 college football contest from Gerald J. Ford Stadium.
The Lamar Cardinals will look to rebound from a 28-14 loss to Abilene Christian to start their season. Mike Chandler threw for 204 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 8 of 24 passing while Khalan Griffin rushed for a team-high 39 yards. Sevonne Rhea had a team-high 3 receptions for 113 yards and a score while Jalen Dummett added a touchdown grab as well in the losing effort.
The SMU Mustangs will try to build on their 48-10 win over North Texas to start the year. Tanner Mordecai has thrown for 432 yards and 4 touchdowns on 71.9% passing while Tre Siggers has a team-high 54 rushing yards. Camar Wheaton and TJ McDaniel also have 41 rushing yards apiece this season. Rashee Rice leads SMU with 8 receptions for 166 yards and a score while Jordan Kerley has 103 receiving yards with a TD and Roderick Daniels Jr. also has 76 receiving yards and a score. On defense, Isaac Slade-Matautia and Jimmy Phillips Jr. each have a team-high 8 total tackles while Keke Burns has a sack and Stephon Wright and Shanon Reid each have an interception this season.
Lamar is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a loss while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. SMU is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games in September while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games following an ATS win.
I get that this is a massive number to be laying with SMU, but the reality is that SMU is still an offense first and pass first team with Tanner Mordecai at QB, and while Lamar usually plays one or two of these games a year, the issue is that Lamar usually gets demolished in these games against teams like SMU and I just think this is another one of those beatdowns so I’ll lay the points with SMU
