SMU at Clemson 03/13/25 - NCAAB Picks & Predictions

The SMU Mustangs stay in Charlotte Thursday night with another game in the ACC tournament against the Clemson Tigers. SMU has 23 wins and 9 losses this season having won three of the last five overall after a 20 point blowout of Syracuse on Wednesday. Offensively SMU averages 81.1 points on 48.2% from the floor. Defensively the Mustangs are allowing 72.2 points per game overall and gave up just 53 points in their win Tuesday. Stay up to date with our College Basketball Picks.

Boopie Miller leads the SMU offense this season averaging 13.4 points and 5.7 assists per game. Chuck Harris averages 12.9 points and Kario Oquendo is averaging 10.9 points per game this season. Big man Samet Yigitoglu averages 10.4 points and BJ Edwards is the 6th player on the roster in double digits averaging 10 points per game. Matt Cross averages 11.9 points and leads SMU pulling in seven 20 rebounds per game this season.

The Clemson Tigers roll into Thursday the 26 wins and five losses on the year as the second best team in the ACC and the number 10 team in the nation following an 18 point victory in their last outing. Offensively Clemson averages 77.1 points on 47% from the floor this season. Defensively the Tigers are allowing 65.7 points per game overall and have given up an average of 62.2 points per game during their last five victories.

Defensively Clemson dominated Virginia Tech giving up just 47 points on 41.3% shooting from the floor. The Tigers also controlled the boards pulling in 35 rebounds and forced 23 turnovers in the game. Ofensively Clemson did the work scoring 65 points on 44.3% shooting for the floor. Big man Viktor Lahkin led the show with the clips and offense with 16 points on 13 shots.

Clemson has been the second best team in the ACC all year and will continue to do the work in this game. Look for Clemson to do the job on both sides of the ball leading to the win. Take the the Tigers Thursday to get the win and cover against SMU. Final Score Prediction, Clemson Tigers win and cover 79-65.