Week 7 • October 11, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
2-3
ACC
Power Rank: -3.0
10 FINAL 34
3-2
ACC
Power Rank: 11.4
SMU covered by 6.5 | Game went Under by 11.5

SMU defeated Stanford 34–10 to secure a comfortable win.

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General Information

Week: Week 7
Kick Off (at stadium): 11:00 AM CDT
Stadium: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity: 32,000
Elevation: 594 ft
HFA Rating: 3.2
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread SMU -17.5
Total (O/U) 55.5
Expected Score STAN 19.0 - 36.5 SMU
Power Rank Implied Line SMU +14.4
Prediction Markets SMU 89% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Sunny

Sunny

54.9°F

Wind Chill: 53.0°F
Wind: 8.1 mph SW
Gusts: 11.2 mph
Precipitation: 0.0"
Humidity: 33%
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Stanford (Away)

This Week: 1466.9 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 17007.2 miles
Body Clock Time: 09:00
Rest Days: 14

SMU (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 3740.0 miles
Body Clock Time: 11:00
Rest Days: 7

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Betting Information
Current Line SMU -17.5
Total Points 55.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Stanford -3.0
SMU 11.4
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 1467 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Stanford +7
HFA: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Capacity 32,000
Elevation 594 ft
Weather: Sunny
Temperature 54.9°F
Wind Speed 8.1 mph
Your Line SMU +14.4
Implied Value

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What happened in the game?

Stanford travels 1,467 miles to this game, a significant road trip.

Stanford arrives with a 2-hour body clock disadvantage.

SMU won by 24 to secure a comfortable win.

SMU covered the spread, covering the spread.

The total went Under by 11.5 points.

How do Stanford and SMU compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour SMU (11.4) over Stanford (-3.0) by 14.4 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. SMU brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.2). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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SMU won and SMU covered the spread.