SMU Mustangs vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/17/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 17, 2022

Venue:  Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD 

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  SMU +3.5, Maryland -3.5; Over/Under:  69.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  SMU +3.5, Maryland -3.5; Over/Under:  69.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  SMU +3.5, Maryland -3.5; Over/Under:  69.5 points

 

SMU Mustangs:  2-0 (2nd place, AAC)

Maryland Terrapins:  2-0 (3rd place, Big Ten East)

 

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SMU Mustangs:  won their last game at home against the Lamar Cardinals 45-16.

Maryland Terrapins:  won their last game on the road against the Charlotte 49ers 56-21.

 

SMU is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the season here as they are 1-0 in their road games this year. They won against the Lamar Cardinals in their last game at home 45-16. Tanner Mordecai started that game at QB and he completed 18/31 passes for 212 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Velton Gardner led the team in rushing with 100 yards on 11 rushing attempts while TJ McDaniel had 96 rushing yards with 2 TDs on 13 carries. Rashee Rice led the team in receiving with 132 yards and 2 TDs on 9 receptions. Elijah Chatman led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Elijah Chatman and Junior Aho both led the defense in sacks with 1 each while Shanon Reid came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Maryland is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 2nd home game of the season as they are 1-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Charlotte 49ers in their last game on the road 56-21. Taulia Tagovailoa started that game at QB and he completed 27/31 passes for 391 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Colby McDonald led the team in rushing with 61 yards and 1 TD on 4 rushing attempts. Jacob Copeland led the team in receiving with 110 yards and 2 TDs on 4 receptions. Deonte Banks led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles. Quashon Fuller led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have SMU listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. SMU has a very good team this year and they are off to a strong start with their 2 wins. They have a QB who has been there for a few years now and understands this system well, he will continue to perform well in this offense that can put up a ton of points. Maryland has also looked really good in their 2 games, but their defense hasn't been as good in these games. They have been putting up a lot of points as their offense looks fine but they have played 2 bad teams in their 1st 2 games and they allowed both of them to score some touchdowns on them and move the ball into scoring position well. They cannot do that here against SMU since SMU has a really good offense that will make them pay by scoring. They also have the better defense in this game and they will make it hard on the Maryland offense to move the ball in this game. SMU could easily win this game on the road and upset Maryland with their better offense and tighter defense. The best way to place a bet here is on SMU to cover the spread in this game.

 

SMU Maryland Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 17, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is SMU 41 Maryland 38.

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SMU Mustangs: 5-14 ATS in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 70. 11-20 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 10-3 UNDER after scoring 37 points or more last game. 

Maryland Terrapins: 5-1 ATS in non-conference games. 11-6 UNDER when the total is greater than or equal to 63. 14-5 UNDER after scoring 50 points or more last game.

 

 

SMU Mustangs:  B. Corrales (WR) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

Maryland Terrapins:  C. Faamatau (RB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

 

 

"Really excited to be 2-0. Always happy to get a win. Never going to apologize for that or be upset with that. It's hard to win, we're going to celebrate wins." - Rhett Lashlee after his team’s win against Lamar in their last game.

 

 

“He’s his own animal. When he gets in his mode and he’s feeling good about the game or whatever situation he’s in, he’s going to make the best of it.” - Jacob Copeland on Taulia Tagovailoa after their win against Charlotte in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Kerley, Jordan

WR Bailey, Jake

WR Rice, Rashee 

TE Redding, Ben 

QB Mordecai, Tanner 

RB Siggers, Tre 

 

WR Demus Jr., Dontay

WR Jones, Jeshaun

WR Jarrett, Rakim 

TE Dippre, CJ 

QB Tagovailoa, Taulia

RB Hemby, Roman 

 

 

Passing: T. Mordecai (644)

Rushing: T. McDaniel (137)

Receiving: R. Rice (298)

Touchdowns: R. Rice (3)

 

Passing: T. Tagovailoa (681)

Rushing: R. Hemby (143)

Receiving: J. Jones (141)

Touchdowns: A. Littleton II (3)

 

Coaches:

SMU Mustangs: Rhett Lashlee (1st season)

Maryland Terrapins: Mike Locksley (5th season)