Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Southern Methodist Mustangs and the Texas Tech Red Raiders will both be looking to go 1-0 on the season when they meet at Jones AT&T Stadium on Sunday. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Raiders listed as 14-point favorites versus the Mustangs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. 2009 Team Records: Southern Methodist: 8-5 SU, 7-5 ATS Southern Methodist most recently: When playing in September are 3-7 When playing on turf are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 4-6 When playing outside the conference are 3-7 Texas Tech most recently: When playing in September are 7-3 When playing on turf are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 8-2 A few trends to consider: Southern Methodist is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Southern Methodist's last 10 games on the road Southern Methodist is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games Southern Methodist is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Texas Tech Texas Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Southern Methodist Texas Tech is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home Texas Tech is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas Tech's last 5 games Next up: Southern Methodist home to UAB, Saturday, September 11 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping. |