Louisville vs Southern Methodist Picks and Prediction – 1/22/2025

The Louisville Cardinals go on the road to Dallas, Texas on Tuesday night to play the SMU Mustangs. For other college basketball plays see our College Basketball Picks. Louisville for their part heads to the game here with a 14-5 record. The last game on the court for the Cardinals was against Virginia. The game ended up being a convincing win by a score of 81-67. Offensively Louisville have been above average with 78.4 points per game and on defense the Cardinals have been good only giving up 69.6 points per game. The rebounding for Louisville is sitting at 38.5 boards per game. Chucky Hepburn is leading Louisville in scoring with 15.6 points per game. The Cardinals are currently on a eight game winning streak.

The last game on the court for SMU who has a record of 14-4 was a win against Miami. The win came by a final score of 117-74. On the year the Mustangs have been above average with a total of 84.8 points per game scored. The defense, though has been average giving up 71.6 points, most of that was against competitive teams. The rebounding for the Mustangs is sitting at 40.5 boards per game. Boopie Miller has been the leading scorer for SMU with 14.5 points per game. The Mustangs are currently on a three game winning streak and are shooting 47 percent from the floor on average. 

The Louisville Cardinals are 4-1 away from home this season. The Cardinals are on a eight game winning streak. The SMU Mustangs are 8-2 at home and have won three straight games. SMU has the better offense and rebounding to get the job done on their home court on Tuesday night. Final Score Prediction, the SMU Mustangs win 80-74.