Week 11 · College Football

Wake Forest vs SMU prediction

The TailgateNinjas model gives SMU a 79% chance to beat Wake Forest in this College Football matchup. Updated August 29, 2026.

#71 Atlantic Coast Conference

Wake Forest

3% to make the 12

@

#23 Atlantic Coast Conference

SMU

18% to make the 12

The model's read

SpreadSMU −12.5Model
Projected scoreWake Forest 20 — SMU 32

SMU should handle it: 12.5-point edge, 79% to win.

Chaos meter42 · LEAN
42/ 100
CalmMayhem

Wake Forest

21%

to win

SMU

79%

to win

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Tale of the tape

2025 efficiency · ranks
Wake Forest
vs
SMU
#77Offense · EPA/play#22
#14Defense · EPA/play#11
#3Explosiveness#10
#116Success rate#54
26%Returning production50%

National ranks from last season (1 = best). The 2026 outlook builds on this.

Series history

4 meetings all-time

SMU leads 3–1

Last met 2025 · Wake Forest 13–12 SMU— Wake Forest won

Both sidelines

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What Wake Forest is hearing

What SMU is hearing

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