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SMU football predictions & picks

Atlantic Coast

2026 record: 7-2
ACC: 4th
PPG: 37.0
Streak: W1
Last 5: Won 25–16 vs Boston College · Sat, Oct 3 Won 23–13 vs Virginia · Sat, Oct 17 Won 59–20 vs California · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 27–30 at Syracuse · Sat, Oct 31 Won 51–28 vs Virginia Tech · Fri, Nov 6

SMU next game

Wk 11

SMU vs12:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Wake Forest

Best pick WAKE +5.5−213 77% confidence See the prediction: Wake Forest at SMU

SMU 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Mon, Sep 7Sep 7 @Florida State Florida St W27–24 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs UC Davis UC Davis W56–10 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Louisville Louisville L31–41 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Missouri State Missouri St W34–24 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Boston College Boston College W25–16 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Virginia Virginia W23–13 UVA +17.5−250✓ Virginia at SMU prediction

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs California California W59–20 CAL +27.5−270✗ California at SMU prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Syracuse Syracuse L27–30 SMU +1.5−370✗ SMU at Syracuse prediction

Wk 10Fri, Nov 6Nov 6 vs Virginia Tech Virginia Tech W51–28 SMU ML−238✓ Virginia Tech at SMU prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Wake Forest Wake Forest 12:00 PM ET WAKE +5.5−213 Wake Forest at SMU prediction

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Notre Dame Notre Dame 6:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

SMU team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 37.0/ game 19th

Total yards 478.6/ game 8th

Passing yards 323.7/ game 6th

Rushing yards 154.9/ game 67th

Third-down conversions 47.7% 21st

Giveaways 1.3/ game 78th

Time of possession 29:53 74th

Defense

Points allowed 22.9/ game 52nd

Yards allowed 319.8/ game 29th

Passing yards allowed 193.9/ game 48th

Rushing yards allowed 125.9/ game 47th

Takeaways 0.9/ game 111th

Penalties 7.0/ game 91st

SMU leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Kevin Jennings 2,783yds 25 TD · 6 INT · 73.9% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Kendrick Raphael 760yds 10 TD · 5.1 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Yamir Knight 626yds 50 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Alexander Kilgore 51 9 games

Sacks Marques White 7.5 9 games

Interceptions Jimmy Wyrick 1 1 passes defended · 9 games

SMU picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

50.0% 2 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

ACC standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Wake Forest Wake Forest 810 8-1 .889 390143 +247 W6

2 Miami Miami 810 8-1 .889 405173 +232 L1

3 Duke Duke 720 7-2 .778 297117 +180 W3

4 SMU SMU 720 7-2 .778 333206 +127 W1

5 Louisville Louisville 630 6-3 .667 367233 +134 W4

6 Pittsburgh Pitt 630 6-3 .667 287178 +109 W1

7 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 630 6-3 .667 308215 +93 L1

8 Clemson Clemson 630 6-3 .667 204186 +18 W2

9 North Carolina North Carolina 540 5-4 .556 244205 +39 W1

10 Syracuse Syracuse 450 4-5 .444 264229 +35 L1

11 Virginia Virginia 450 4-5 .444 233208 +25 L3

12 Florida State Florida St 450 4-5 .444 276255 +21 W1

13 NC State NC State 450 4-5 .444 260248 +12 L1

14 Boston College Boston College 450 4-5 .444 197243 −46 L2

15 Stanford Stanford 450 4-5 .444 183336 −153 L1

16 California California 360 3-6 .333 197284 −87 L3

17 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech 270 2-7 .222 215290 −75 L4

SMU FAQ

Who does SMU play next?

Next up for SMU: home against Wake Forest, Saturday, November 14, 12:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is SMU’s record this season?

SMU is 7-2, 4th in the ACC.

Who leads SMU in passing yards?

Kevin Jennings, with 2,783 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (25 TD · 6 INT · 73.9% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking SMU games?

Its best pick is 2-2 in SMU games this season (50.0%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

ACC rivals

All teams

Boston College California Clemson Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Louisville Miami NC State North Carolina Pittsburgh Stanford Syracuse Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest

SMU this week

SMU is 7-2, 5-2 in ACC play. Its last game was a 51–28 win over Virginia Tech at home on November 6. Its offense averages 37.0 points a game (19th in FBS), and its defense allows 22.9 (52nd).

Next up, SMU hosts Wake Forest on Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, SMU is a 1.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 61.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Wake Forest vs SMU prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.