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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 bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on SMU
Boston College 02 SMU

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

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 1u*Line -21 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 11:31 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postStuckey 1u*Line -20.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 2 12:21 PM ET · Record 41-28-1 (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.

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. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

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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