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24SMU Mustangs
4-1, 1-3-1 ATS
25
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Closing number

Spread
BC +21.5
SMU -21.5
Open –
Total
Over 55.5
Under 55.5

Source: DraftKings.

BC 16, SMU 25. BC covered by 12.5, under by 14.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on SMU
Boston College 02 SMU

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Boston College SMU
California
L 24-28 home
-4 · -6.5 Didn't cover
L 35-38 away
-3 · -13.5 Didn't cover
Clemson
L 10-41 home
-31 · +13.5 Didn't cover
W 35-24 away
+11 · +5.5 Covered
Louisville
L 24-38 away
-14 · +25.5 Covered
W 38-6 home
+32 · -3.5 Covered
Stanford
L 20-30 away
-10 · -13.5 Didn't cover
W 34-10 home
+24 · -19.5 Covered
Syracuse
W 34-12 away
+22 · -2.5 Covered
W 31-18 home
+13 · -17.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Boston College lost by 7.4 on average, 2-3 against the spread. SMU won by 15.4 on average, 3-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Boston College2 SMU
SMU -212
Big Cat *Line -21 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 11:31 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postStuckey *Line -20.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 12:21 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Boston College LWLWW

ATSTotals
All games3-2 60%Small sample0-5 0% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As underdog2-1 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

SMU PWLLL

ATSTotals
All games1-3-1 25%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite1-2-1 33%Small sample
Last 51-3-1 25%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026BC 16, SMU 25SMU -21.5BC covered55.5Under
Nov 8, 2025SMU 45, BC 13SMU -10.5SMU covered54.5Over
Nov 16, 2024BC 28, SMU 38SMU -19.5BC covered53.5Over
Dec 28, 2023SMU 14, BC 23SMU -13.5BC covered49.5Under

Boston College 3-1 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2023-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

BCSMU
2-3Record4-1
3-2Against the spread1-3-1
0-5Over-under2-3
-3.9Avg cover margin-5.3
19.0Points per game34.6
23.4Points allowed23.0
5.19Yards per play6.85
346.4Yards per game479.2
4.30Rush yards per carry4.00
57.9Completion %75.6
31.8Third down %51.6
+5Turnover margin+2
14Sacks allowed6
59.4Penalty yards per game73.8

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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