Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 12 p.m. ET (11 a.m. CT) at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas and the game will be shown on ESPN with streams on Fubo, Disney+ and the ESPN App.
- The winner preserves a clear path to the ACC Championship game and a potential College Football Playoff spot while the loser will be all but eliminated from both races.
- Oddsmakers make SMU a very slight home favorite at about 1 to 1.5 points, reflecting a near-even betting market and tight moneyline and total figures.
- Wake Forest enters 8-1 with one of the nation's top offenses and a strong defense per SP+, and SMU comes in 7-2 with an explosive but inconsistent attack led by quarterback Kevin Jennings and running back Kendrick Raphael.
- A victory for either team would reshape the late-season ACC pecking order — Wake Forest would reinforce its statistical momentum and national standing while an SMU win would revive the Mustangs’ title narrative and keep their run to Charlotte alive.