ACC. GAME OF THE YEAR //• BIGGEST IN '25-'26!
- Handicapper
- William Burns
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- SMU vs Syracuse
- Release Date
- 02/13/2026 05:03 PM
- Event Date
- 02/14/2026 02:00 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
-
Smu -2 (-110)
(Consensus Line)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- (#641) Southern Methodist Mustangs | ATS | .
On the road, oddsmakers believe that this is going to be a tough game for SMU. I don't think so. The Mustangs have played outstanding basketball all year long and even though they haven't gotten some of the results that they would have liked in ACC play this season, I do believe that SMU is one of the best teams in this conference. It's won consecutive games and both in style.
Syracuse brings in a 14-11 record into Saturday's contest. Unlike SMU, I have not been impressed with what I've seen from the Orange, especially recently. They've lost six of their most recent eight contests and played a crazy double-OT contest mid-week against Cal which probably has sucked a bit of energy out of the team, despite the win.
This will be the only meeting of these sides in the regular season and probably of the season. The Mustangs are significantly better offensively with the #15 ranked offensive efficiency via. KenPom's rankings opposed to #79 from Syracuse. Expect SMU to keep rolling and come out on top once again on Saturday.
Burns' Prediction: 85-72 SMU.
