Data Skrive:
Star runner Brashard Smith and the SMU Mustangs (5-1) play the Stanford Cardinal (2-4) on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET at Stanford Stadium.
The Mustangs are very heavy favorites (currently -16.5) in their matchup versus the Cardinal, with the over/under being 53.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Mustangs are -794 and the Cardinal are +536.)
Read on for our betting primer for this season, and discover all of our betting picks here, too!
SMU -16.5 vs. Stanford
SMU vs. Stanford Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Mustangs (-16.5)
- Moneyline: Mustangs (-794), Cardinal (+536)
- Total: 53.5 points
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
SMU vs. Stanford Betting Stats and Info
The Mustangs’ record is 3-2-0 against the spread. Against the spread, the Mustangs are winless in one game when favored by 16.5 points or more. In three games as a moneyline favorite, SMU is 2-1. Stanford, in six games with a set spread this season, has gone 2-4-0 against the spread. Against the spread, the Cardinal are winless in two games when underdogs by 16.5 points or more. Stanford has a 1-4 record this year in games it hs been moneyline underdogs.
SMU vs. Stanford Recent Stats and Trends
SMU Mustangs
- SMU is unbeaten against the spread and 3-0 overall over its last three contests.
- In its past three games, SMU has gone over the total.
- SMU has averaged a total of 53.3 combined points over its last three games, 0.2 less than this game’s over/under of 53.5.
Stanford Cardinal
- Stanford is winless against the spread and 3-0 overall over its last three contests.
- In Stanford’s past three contests, it has gone over the total once.
- Stanford has averaged a total of 50.8 combined points over its last three games, 2.7 fewer than this game’s total of 53.5.
SMU vs. Stanford Key Players
SMU Mustangs
- This season Kevin Jennings has racked up 1,014 passing yards (169 yards per game) while completing 66.7% of his passes, with six touchdowns and one interception. He also has 262 yards on the ground on 44 carries (plus two scores), averaging 43.7 yards per game.
- Smith has picked up a team-best 558 rushing yards (93 per game) plus seven touchdowns. He has augmented his performance with 14 catches for 138 yards and one receiving touchdown.
- RJ Maryland has 22 catches (on 30 targets) and leads the team with 304 receiving yards (50.7 per game) while scoring three touchdowns.
- Jake Bailey has also tacked on 214 yards, on 13 catches plus one touchdown. He averages 35.7 receiving yards per game.
- Keyshawn Smith is averaging 27.7 yards per game, racking up 12 receptions (19 targets) for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
- Isaiah Smith has notched a team-leading 2.5 sacks, while adding three TFL and 12 tackles.
- Kobe Wilson’s 41 tackles, two TFL, and two interceptions mean he’s the team’s tackle leader.
- Ahmaad Moses has a team-high three interceptions and has tacked on 22 tackles, one TFL, and three passes defended in six games this season.
Stanford Cardinal
- Ashton Daniels has 707 passing yards (141.4 per game), five touchdowns and six interceptions. He also has 294 rushing yards on 64 carries.
- So far this season Chris Davis Jr. has rushed for 233 yards on 36 carries (38.8 yards per game).
- Elic Ayomanor has grabbed 27 passes for a team-high 333 yards and three touchdowns. He has been targeted 53 times, and averages 55.5 yards per game.
- Ismael Cisse’s stat line this year shows 23 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He averages 34.8 receiving yards per game.
- Sam Roush has racked up 110 yards on 14 receptions with one touchdown, averaging 18.3 yards per game.
- David Bailey has three sacks to lead the team, and has also collected two TFL and nine tackles.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Gaethan Bernadel has collected 26 tackles and one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
- Collin Wright has a team-high two interceptions and has tacked on 15 tackles and two passes defended in six games this season.