SMU is coming into this game with a 20-12 record this season and they were 11-7 in their conference. They only finished in 5th place in the AAC during the regular season and they were awful in the AAC Tournament as they fizzled out in their 1st round with a 15 point loss against Temple. They have not been playing well in their recent games to end the season either as they have lost their last 2 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games. Their only win in that span to end the season was a 3 point win at home in OT against East Carolina who was one of the worst teams in the conference this season. Their defense has also been much worse in these final games of the season as they have allowed 74+ points in each of their last 8 games. They are going up against an Indiana State team that is 28-6 this season and they were the best team in their conference during the regular season at 17-3. They were the best team in their conference all year and they were even a ranked team at times but they missed out on the NCAA bid since they lost by 4 points to Drake in the final of their conference tournament. Indiana State is ranked in the top 30 in NET ranking and they are the highest NET ranked team to ever miss the tournament. They are going to be playing with a chip on their shoulder here after being snubbed by the NCAA and having the home advantage is only going to help them more as they are 13-1 there this season and have won their last 3 straight games at home by 10+ points. They also have a very potent offense that has scored 80+ points in 7 of their last 8 games and their offense also averaged 84.4 points scored per game this year which is 8th in the country. Indiana State is going to cover the spread in this game.