By Jerry Ratcliffe
How to watch today’s Virginia at SMU game in ACC play:
Who: UVA (15-2, 4-1) vs. SMU (13-4, 2-2)
Where: Dallas
When: Noon, Eastern Time
TV: ESPN2, Jay Alter and Jim Boeheim
Radio: WINA and Virginia Sports Network, John Freeman and Jimmy Miller
Who’s Favored: Virginia is a 1.5-point favorite by VegasInsider
Series: SMU leads, 2-1, and swept the two-game series vs. Virginia last season
Ranking: Virginia is ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 and No. 14 by kenpom.com and the NET rankings
The Skinny: UVA is on a four-game winning streak, all in ACC play. The Cavaliers will have to focus on shutting down SMU guard Boopie Miller, who beat Virginia in the last outing last January on a 3-point shot near the buzzer in Charlottesville. Miller averages 20.8 points per game (third in the ACC) and 7.2 assists. Miller scored 24 points earlier this week when he sank a half-court shot with one second remaining to stun Virginia Tech in Dallas, 77-76.
Today’s ACC Schedule
Virginia at SMU, Noon (ESPN2)
Notre Dame at Virginia Tech, Noon (ACC Network)
Georgia Tech at NC State, Noon (The CW)
Syracuse at Boston College, 2 p.m. (ACC Network)
Miami at Clemson, 2:15 p.m. (The CW)
North Carolina at California, 4 p.m. (ACC Network)
Duke at Stanford, 6 p.m. (ACC Network)
Wake Forest at Florida State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Louisville at Pitt, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
