SMU looks to stop its five-game skid when the Mustangs play Louisville. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season for the two squads.

Louisville at 78.8). For SMU, which went 10-22 two seasons ago, the Mustangs have seamlessly made the jump from the American Athletic Conference to the ACC. They turned heads by dropping 117 ...

Take a look at how the Cardinals stack up against the Mustangs for their Tuesday matchup, and who the statistical models favor:

BOTTOM LINE: SMU plays Louisville looking to stop its three-game home skid. The Mustangs have gone 7-4 at home. SMU averages 14.3 turnovers per game and is 4-4 when it wins the turnover battle. The Cardinals are 7-2 in ACC play. Louisville is ninth in the ACC scoring 33.3 points per game in the paint led by Nyla Harris averaging 6.3.

SMU football played a soft ACC schedule last season, while Louisville played the toughest slate. It'll be a bit more even for the top teams in 2025.

Analyzing Tuesday’s Louisville at SMU odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Peterson 7-14 1-2 15, Jones 3-6 4-4 11, Pitts 1-3 3-4 5, Robertson 8-16 13-13 32, Woods 2-5 0-0 6, Magolico 1-1 0-0 2, Hall 1-4 1-2 4, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 23-49 22-25 75

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The forward has dealt with a broken thumb for the last month, and had to sit the Cardinals' previous game vs. Virginia.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) Louisville, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -7.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Louisville faces Wake Forest after Reyne Smith scored 30 points in Louisville's 98-73 victory over the SMU Mustangs.

Pat Kelsey wanted to talk SMU’s ability to win five of its seven Atlantic Coast Conference games for coach Andy Enfield

At this point there is no lead going into the 4th quarter that a Louisville fan would consider safe. Tonight the Cards were up 61-51 at the end of the 3rd quarter and even led by 14 at one point but that quickly evaporated as Nya Robertson of SMU had 19 of her 32 points in the last quarter.