Boise State Broncos vs SMU Mustangs Free NCAAB Spread Pick, 12–18–2017
Free College Basketball Pick by David Price of BetSheet.com
Boise State Broncos vs SMU Mustangs
Odds: SMU -7.5
Time: December 18, 9:00 PM EST
Boise State Broncos
(10–1)
The Boise State plays just their second road game of the season in its final nonconference tuneup for Mountain West Conference play when it travels to SMU on Monday night. Their first road game was on December 1st when they snapped Oregon’s NCAA-best 46-game homecourt win streak, 73–70, thanks to a buzzer-beating half-court shot by senior guard Lexus Williams.
Boise State is 6–4 ATS on the season but they are 5–1 ATS in their last 6 non-conference game.
The Broncos will now take aim at SMU’s 29 home game win streak at Moody Coliseum. The Broncos have four players who average at least 10.8 points per game led by sophomore guard Justinian Jessup (15.5) who also has made a team-leading 41 3-pointers. Chandler Hutchison, a 6–7 senior guard who was named the Mountain West’s Preseason Player of the Year, is second in scoring (15.3) and also leads the team in rebounding (8.8) and assists (4.2). Senior forward Christian Sengfelder (11.7), a graduate transfer from Fordham, and sophomore guard Alex Hobbs (10.8) also are averaging in double figures.
SMU Mustangs
(8–3)
The SMU Mustangs improved to 8–3 on the season after defeating the New Orleans Privateers, 79–66, this past Wednesday.
SMU is 3–3 ATS on the season but they are 22–7–1 ATS in their last 30 overall.
All five starters average in double-figures, led by junior guard Shake Milton (17.8 ppg) and followed by junior guard Jarrey Foster (15.0 ppg). Forward Ethan Chargois averages (13.0 ppg) and is one of 18 freshmen in the country averaging at least 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
SMU has played some good competition this season but they have come up short vs the better teams in college basketball. They did beat Arizona but they have lost to Northern Iowa, Western Kentucky and TCU.
Boise State vs SMU Prediction
What is David Price Predicting?
These are two teams that will be competing for an NCAA Tournament invite down the stretch. Boise State has been impressive, despite playing against sub-par competition. However, SMU has struggled vs better competition so far this season. Moody Coliseum is a tough place to play but the Boise State defense should give SMU some troubles and if the Broncos shoot a decent percentage beyond the arc, they could be a live dog in this matchup. I think this spread is too much to lay with SMU and I like Boise State +7.5 in this game.
Free College Basketball Spread Pick: Boise State Broncos +7.5
