Florida State takes on SMU, looks to break 4-game slide

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SMU Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (16-14, 7-12 ACC)

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SMU Mustangs (22-8, 13-6 ACC) at Florida State Seminoles (16-14, 7-12 ACC)

Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mustangs -3.5; over/under is 155.5

BOTTOM LINE: Florida State comes into the matchup with SMU as losers of four straight games.

The Seminoles are 10-5 in home games. Florida State scores 74.8 points while outscoring opponents by 2.0 points per game.

The Mustangs are 13-6 against ACC opponents. SMU is the top team in the ACC scoring 13.5 fast break points per game.

Florida State makes 45.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than SMU has allowed to its opponents (41.1%). SMU averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, the same that Florida State allows.

The Seminoles and Mustangs meet Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jamir Watkins is averaging 18.5 points and 5.4 rebounds for the Seminoles. Malique Ewin is averaging 10.5 points over the last 10 games.

Chuck Harris averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Mustangs, scoring 13.0 points while shooting 43.1% from beyond the arc. Matt Cross is averaging 13.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Seminoles: 3-7, averaging 68.9 points, 29.9 rebounds, 11.3 assists, 5.7 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.

Mustangs: 7-3, averaging 78.3 points, 33.5 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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