While SMU is off to a strong start to its 2024-25 campaign, do the Mustangs have enough chances left to get the quality win necessary to make March Madness?

After two games on the road, SMU is heading back home. They and the Louisville Cardinals will face off in an ACC battle at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are expected to ...

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

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

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.

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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.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville men's basketball team is climbing the rankings after throttling SMU last week. The Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) were ranked No. 21 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll, up four spots from last week. This is the highest the team has been ranked since they were 16th in January 2021.

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