An American Athletic battle is on tap Saturday between the No. 15 SMU Mustangs and the No. 24 Memphis Tigers at 7:30 p.m. ET at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Memphis is 7-1 overall and 4-0 at home, while SMU is 8-0 overall and 4-0 on the road. Memphis is 5-3 against the spread this season, while SMU is 6-2 against the spread. The Tigers are favored by six points in the latest Memphis vs. SMU odds, while the over-under is set at 71.5. Before entering any SMU vs. Memphis picks, you'll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
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Memphis scored with less than five minutes to play and held on late last weekend to nip Tulsa 42-41. Running back Kenneth Gainwell had a stellar game for the Tigers, rushing for 149 yards and three TDs on 24 carries -- including a 62-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Quarterback Brady White went 15-of-25 for 277 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.
SMU had a similar struggle last weekend against Houston, ultimately prevailing 34-31. Quarterback Shane Buechele went 20-of-38 for 203 yards and two touchdowns against one interception, and RB Xavier Jones gained 133 yards on 22 carries and scored two TDs. Kevin Robledo nailed two field goals, including a 33-yarder that was the eventual game-winner with 8:56 to play.
Memphis enters the matchup with 38 touchdowns on the season, good for ninth-best in the nation. But SMU is even better, scoring 44 touchdowns, ranking sixth in the country. Memphis is 4-2 against the spread in its last six games, and the total has gone over in six of its' last seven games. SMU is 6-2 against the spread in its last eight games, and the total has gone over in seven of its last eight games.
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