Show Me Center features an NCAAB clash between the host SE Missouri State Redhawks and the visiting Southern Methodist Mustangs in college hoops action on Monday.

SE Missouri State battles the Mustangs, currently sitting with a 5-4 mark (2-4 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 4-2 for the Redhawks and 3-3 for the Mustangs.



View Southern Methodist vs SE Missouri State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with SE Missouri State in this one will find them as 1.5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 272 (Redhawks) and the No. 326 (Mustangs) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 68-63 result in favor of the Mustangs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and SE Missouri State has the nation's No. 140-rated offensive output, at 70.2 PPG. The visiting Mustangs defense ranks No. 37 allowing on average 58.9 PPG. The Redhawks FG% has averaged 47.9% so far, more than the Mustangs marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.3% per game.

Defensively, Southern Methodist features the nation's No. 71-rated defense on the road, allowing 63.5 points per game. SE Missouri State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 135 nationally in scoring at home.

Southern Methodist was a 59-58 loser in their most recent outing at home against Jackson State. Southern Methodist suffered a 59-58 loss against Jackson State on Thursday, getting 15 points from Robert Nyakundi in a losing effort at Moody Coliseum.

Last time out for SE Missouri State, they were a 74-69 loser as they battled UMKC at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 3.5-point favorite. Leon Powell scored 21 points and chipped in with 10 rebounds for a double-double, but his team still lost 74-69 against UMKC in college basketball action at Show Me Center.


Southern Methodist Mustangs Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Dallas Christian are 1-0
After a loss are 6-4

SE Missouri State Redhawks Trends:
When playing on Monday are 3-7
Before playing Sacramento State are 1-0
After playing UMKC are 0-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Mustangs at Redhawks trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Southern Methodist's last 9 games on the road
Southern Methodist is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
SE Missouri State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home


Next up:
Southern Methodist home to Dallas Christian, Thursday, December 22
SE Missouri State at Sacramento State, Thursday, December 22