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SMU

ACC · 2-0 (1-0 ACC) · power +26.8 · #13
Our numberSMU -8.9 no book has priced this game

Florida State

ACC · 1-1 (0-1 ACC) · power +16.0 · #52
Final SMU 27 · FSU 24 ML W Spread W our logged sides, graded on the record
Our side
MoneylineSMU to win logged ours 31%

Our number: SMU by 4.4 — SMU to win.

Projected score 32–23 SMU – FSU
2026-09-07 · 7:30 PM Doak Campbell Stadium · Tallahassee, FL ACC game Early season

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Public vs booksbets vs money · Action Network captured 7 days ago spread SMU 70% bets · 83% money total Over 70% bets · 70% money ML SMU 78% bets · 76% money
Series SMU lead 1–0 · 1 meeting since 2024
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game even 8 ranks apart
SMU Mustangs #115 rush offense Florida State Seminoles #107 run defense
Pass game even 23 ranks apart
SMU Mustangs #46 pass offense Florida State Seminoles #69 pass defense
Run game even 11 ranks apart
Florida State Seminoles #21 rush offense SMU Mustangs #10 run defense
Pass game even 10 ranks apart
Florida State Seminoles #32 pass offense SMU Mustangs #42 pass defense
SMU Mustangs Balanced · 47% run Avg pace Florida State Seminoles Run-heavy · 60% run Avg pace Dual-threat QB · 46 rush ypg
Rhett Lashlee · 38-16 Mike Norvell · 76-50

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
SMU Mustangs
QB Kevin Jennings 767 pass yds · 8 TD · 2 INT #2 QB
DB Jimmy Wyrick 11 tkl · 1 PD #77 DB
TE Randy Pittman Jr. 6 rec · 77 yds · 2 TD #18 TE
WR Yannick Smith 6 rec · 151 yds · 2 TD #91 WR
Florida State Seminoles
DB Ashlynd Barker 15 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #32 DB
RB Ousmane Kromah 231 rush yds · 2 TD · 2 rec #31 RB
RB Samuel Singleton Jr. 66 rush yds · 1 TD · 6 rec #36 RB
LB Chris Jones 15 tkl · 1.0 TFL #77 LB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
SMU MustangsACC +26.8 +13.9 +12.9 #13
Florida State SeminolesACC +16.0 +7.0 +9.0 #52

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
SMU offense vs Florida State defense+4.9 pts
Florida State offense vs SMU defense-5.9 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 752 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.