Week 11 of the College Football season gets us closer to the precipice of championship weekend. The ACC has a great slate to end the season, and Week 11 features a ton of awesome games. The showstopper is on at Noon ET, with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons taking on the SMU Mustangs.
Wake Forest (8-1) has looked the part of a championship contender. There aren't a ton of takeaways from their 76-0 win against Merrimack out of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), but it continues a trend of dominance for them. The Demon Deacons. They haven't been within one score of a team since their upset win against Louisville earlier in the season, winning by 20+ in all of the past five matchups and 40+ in three of their past five matchups.
SMU (7-2) should
be closer to the ACC championship than they are. They proved it with a dominating 51-28 win against then 6-2 Virginia Tech, where their offense scored on nine of their 11 possessions. However, they dropped an easy game against Syracuse on Halloween. They lost 30-27, giving up a last-minute touchdown drive. That's been the only holdup preventing them from being in Wake Forest's spot.
If you are looking for some betting advice for the matchup, we've got you covered. Here are the latest odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM.
Wake Forest vs. SMU game odds
All college football odds via BetMGM
- Money Line: SMU -115, Wake Forest -105
- Over/Under: Over 60.5 (-110), Under 60.5 (-110)
- Spread: SMU -1.5 (-105), Wake Forest +1.5 (-115)
Wake Forest vs. SMU prediction, pick
This might be the matchup with the most stakes in the ACC championship picture. If Wake Forest wins, they'll be 6-1 in the ACC and have tiebreakers over SMU and Louisville in the race, but if SMU wins, they'll be 6-2 in the ACC with one more game against Stanford remaining.
If anyone's expecting the 13-12 defensive bout we got last year, throw that out the window. This should be a shootout. Both teams possess some of the best quarterbacks in the nation, with Gio Lopez and Kevin Jennings combining for 4,940 yards, 43 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. They're the biggest reason why either team is at the place it is now.
Wake Forest has a few advantages, though. The Demon Deacons are one of the top teams in the nation at stopping the run, allowing just 82.9 yards per game (No. 5 in the country). The Mustangs are slightly above average against the run (133.9 yards per game, No. 45).
The Demon Deacons are also favorites in the turnover battle. They're one of the most turnover-averse teams in the country (0.4 giveaways per game, No. 2 in the country), while the Mustangs are pretty turnover-prone (1.5 giveaways per game, No. 95).
This game should have no problem hitting the over, with both of these teams boasting some of the top passing offenses in the league. However, give me the Demon Deacons in a road win.
Score Prediction: Wake Forest 40, SMU 35
Best Bet: Over 60.5
Wake Forest vs. SMU start time, streaming
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
Time: Noon ET
TV: ESPN, Disney+
Stream: ESPN, FuboTV, Disney+
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