Wake Forest vs SMU Prediction, Odds & Props

College Football · Week 12 · Sat, Nov 14 · 12:00 PM ET

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Away · 8-1

SMU Mustangs

Home · 7-2

Current lines

Spread: SMU -1.5
Total: 60.5
Moneyline: WAKE -105 / SMU -105

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Scouting report

No play

No recommended play — nothing here clears our bar. If forced to a side, the model leans u61.5, below our recommendation threshold.

The decider

Wake Forest are without Gio Lopez at quarterback (out), and a quarterback change moves every number on this page. Wake Forest's offense meets a SMU defense that has been average; the edge in that matchup belongs to Wake Forest. Wake Forest score 43.3 a game and SMU allow 22.9.

The context

Wake Forest have been the cleaner team with the ball, and in a close game that is usually the difference. Turnover margin: Wake Forest +0.5 a game, SMU -0.4.

Situational

Wake Forest are missing Will Loerzel (TE); SMU are missing Carterrious Brown (WR), Link Rhodes (RB) — worth a notch of caution.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Last five

W77-0 vs Merrimack
W51-7 vs UVA
W41-7 @ CAL
W38-14 @ NCSU
W57-3 vs STAN

Out

Will Loerzel, TE
Elijah Otieno, WR
Kerrington Lee, DL
Bernard Causey, DB (Lower Body)
Gio Lopez, QB (Lower Body)

SMU Mustangs

Last five

W51-28 vs VT
L27-30 @ SYR
W59-20 vs CAL
W23-13 vs UVA
W25-16 vs BC

Out

Carterrious Brown, WR
Jaden MillinerJones, S
Link Rhodes, RB (Knee)

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