College hoops betting interest focuses on the Colorado State vs Southern Methodist battle Monday at Moby Arena as the Rams look to defend home court and cover the NCAAB point spread.

Colorado State will face the 1-0 Mustangs, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Rams are 0-1 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Mustangs are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Southern Methodist vs Colorado State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Colorado State opened as 4.5-point favorites in this College Basketball tilt.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Rams - Mustangs odds would favor the Rams if the lines were set according to our power ranks. Colorado State is rated No. 101 in the current Odds Shark poll, while Southern Methodist is at No. 244. Mathematical models based on recent stats and predictive formulas point to a 91-68 win for the Mustangs.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Colorado State has the nation's No. 211-rated offensive output, at 64 PPG. The visiting Mustangs defense ranks No. 58 allowing on average 49 PPG. The Rams FG% has averaged 39.6% so far, less than the Mustangs marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.9% per game.

Defensively, Southern Methodist features the nation's No. 1-rated defense on the road, allowing 0 points per game. Colorado State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 171 nationally in scoring at home.

Southern Methodist won its last outing, a 78-49 result against McMurry on November 11. The battle between the Mustangs and Indians didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as McMurry was handed a 78-49 defeat on Friday at Moody Coliseum.

In their last action, Colorado State was a 64-58 Sportsbook at home against Montana. They earned a push of the 6–point spread as favorites. The Rams grabbed a 64-58 win over the Grizzlies on Friday, behind a 21-point effort from Wes Eikmeier at Moby Arena.


Southern Methodist Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing Florida Gulf Coast are 0-1
After playing McMurry are 1-0
After a win are 6-4

Colorado State Rams Trends:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Southern Miss are 1-0
After playing Montana are 3-0
After a win are 4-6

A few Mustangs at Rams trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Southern Methodist's last 5 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Colorado State's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado State's last 5 games
Colorado State is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
Colorado State is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games


Next up:
Southern Methodist home to Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday, November 19
Colorado State home to Southern Miss, Saturday, November 19