2026 Week 5 · Conference game
Boston College at SMU
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Boston College
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -8.5
- National rank
- 97
- Proj. wins
- 3.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
SMU
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 13.4
- National rank
- 23
- Proj. wins
- 8.5
- Playoff prob.
- 12%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Boston College
3%
SMU
97%
SMU 90% CI: 95% – 98% Δ rating 21.9
SMU is the model's favorite at 97%. Boston College has a 3% path. Home-field adjustment of +4.9 rating points baked in for SMU — venue-specific learned value (n=51 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Boston College offense
36 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
SMU offense
45 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, October 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No