3:00 pm
March 12

AAC Tournament: Cincinnati v. Southern Methodist

Who will WIN this matchup?

Cincinnati Bearcats (10-10)

Southern Methodist Mustangs (11-4)

 

Current odds:

Cincinnati Bearcats: (+190)

Southern Methodist Mustangs: (-230)

 

• The spread for the game is Southern Methodist by 5.5 points.

• The Bearcats and Mustangs have met in each of the past three AAC tournaments, with the victor going on to win the title. SMU topped Cincinnati in the championship game in 2017 before the Bearcats claimed a pair of quarterfinal wins over SMU in 2018 and in 2019.

• The Bearcats played their best basketball over the final month of the regular season, winning seven of their final 10 games to finish at 10-10. Their 8-6 league mark was good enough to earn them a bye in the first round of the AAC tournament. Cincinnati heads to the postseason after an 82-69 road win at East Carolina on Sunday. Mason Madsen and Jeremiah Davenport poured in 19 points each in that victory, and Keith Williams hit for 16.

• SMU (11-4) hasn’t played since a 71-56 road win at East Carolina on Feb. 8 after its last eight games of the season were either postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 positives within the Mustangs’ program or weather issues.

• The Mustangs, who are considered a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament entering the AAC tournament, have to be the event’s biggest wild card.

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