Wake Forest at SMU Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Wake Forest by 5.77
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
SMU
Wake Forest 
|
91
A-
|
Overall |
95
A
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
95
A
|
|
89
B+
|
Offensive |
94
A
|
|
86
B
|
Defensive |
94
A
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
88
B+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
78
C+
|
|
92
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
96
A
|
|
92
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
95
A
|
RANKINGS
SMU
Wake Forest
| 29 #29 overall |
Overall | 16 #16 overall |
| 38 #38 overall |
Power | 16 #16 overall |
| 37 #37 overall |
Offensive | 17 #17 overall |
| 47 #47 overall |
Defensive | 19 #19 overall |
| 71 #71 overall |
SoS (Current) | 41 #41 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 74 #74 overall |
Wake Forest#1663%
SMU#2937%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Wake Forest 63%, SMU 37% at SMU.
Wake Forest's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 16% to 63% over the last 6 weeks.
Wake Forest's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 20% to 69% over the last 6 weeks.
Wake Forest's win probability against SMU is trending up — from 25% to 74% over the last 6 weeks.
Wake Forest favored
SMU favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At SMU | Neutral | At Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 18% | 23% | 28% |
| Wk 1 | 23% | 28% | 33% |
| Wk 2 | 20% | 24% | 29% |
| Wk 3 | 16% | 20% | 25% |
| Wk 4 | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| Wk 5 | 49% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 6 | 64% | 70% | 75% |
| Wk 7 | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| Wk 8 | 75% | 80% | 84% |
| Wk 9 | 63% | 69% | 74% |
RECORDS
SMU
Wake Forest
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Home |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Away |
4-0 (100%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
4-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
SMU
Wake Forest
| #66 Boston College | Best Win | #43 Louisville |
| #43 Louisville | Worst Loss | #3 Miami FL |
| 46 pts vs #178 UC-Davis | Largest MOV | 54 pts vs #68 Stanford |
| 10 pts vs #43 Louisville | Largest MOD | 13 pts vs #3 Miami FL |
OTHER STATISTICS
SMU
Wake Forest
| 36.4 | Points per Game | 37.4 |
| 21.1 | Points Against | 19.4 |
| 39.4 | Home PPG | 38.3 |
| 16.6 | Home PA | 17.3 |
| 29 | Away PPG | 36.8 |
| 32.5 | Away PA | 21 |
| 25-27 | Opponent Record | 25-27 |
| 125.9 | Avg Opponent Rank | 100.6 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 4 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
SMU
Wake Forest
| Oct 24 | vs California (3-5) | W59-20 | Oct 17 | at California (3-5) | W41-7 |
| Oct 17 | vs Virginia (4-4) | W23-13 | Oct 10 | at North Carolina St (3-4) | W38-14 |
| Oct 3 | vs Boston College (4-3) | W25-16 | Oct 3 | vs Stanford (4-4) | W57-3 |
| Sep 26 | vs Missouri St (2-5) | W34-24 | Sep 26 | at Louisville (4-3) | W30-27 |
| Sep 19 | at Louisville (4-3) | L31-41 | Sep 18 | vs #3 Miami FL (7-0) | L20-33 |
| Sep 12 | vs UC-Davis (5-3) | W56-10 | Sep 12 | at Purdue (3-4) | W38-36 |
| Sep 7 | at Florida St (3-4) | W27-24 | Sep 3 | vs Akron (1-7) | W38-16 |