SMU Faces Tough Virginia as Underdogs in ACC Clash

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00:00That is SMU in conference action since suffering its only loss of the year, Joe, against BYU.

00:10The Stangs have won seven straight and as they enter this matchup, they have gone over

00:16in five of six ACC games, but they head to Charlottesville today against the Virginia

00:21team that has been a really good underdog this season, double digit spread in favor

00:26of SMU, who extended Rhett Lashley yesterday as well.

00:30Total 54 and a half, dropping ever so slightly on this Saturday.

00:35How competitive does this football game look today between SMU and UVA?

00:38I think it's very competitive and I went after SMU last week with Boston College catching

00:4317 and a half, 18.

00:45They were, you know, fell behind 10-0 and then made it a game.

00:48Grayson James played very well, but his costly interception right before the half really

00:52cost them, in my opinion, the ballgame.

00:55But again, Virginia can run the football.

00:57They're battle tested.

00:58They got the cover last week, fell behind, still battle for four quarters, but they play

01:02very disciplined defense.

01:04Don't give up a lot of chunk plays all that much playing at home.

01:08This line went from nine and a half to 10 and a half.

01:10Calandria in that offense, I think can sustain enough.

01:14I think they're going to be in the number.

01:15They're fighting for ball contention.

01:17I think potentially they could be a Moneyline play as well.

01:20Absolutely.

01:21I mean, they showed it against Pitt.

01:22I find the number to be stunning, actually.

01:25I know I do this stuff a lot, you know, so I feel bad if anyone doesn't like it, but

01:29Notre Dame lead 21 and a half at home to Virginia last week.

01:35There's a 10-point gap between Notre Dame and SMU and that doesn't factor in a home

01:39field advantage when you start to move things through those type of numbers here.

01:43I think home field has been completely forgotten when we look at the way this number stacks

01:48up here.

01:49I think they should be closer to probably seven.

01:51This number's rising to 11 and a half.

01:53I'm not scared.

01:54Tony Elliott's a monster.

01:55This guy rocks.

01:56I mean, this guy covers numbers.

01:57He's been doing it his entire time at UVA.

01:59He does it again here today.

02:01Three and one against the number as an underdog.

02:03The Cavaliers this year, the only non-cover by the hook of that closing spread last week

02:08against the Irish.

02:09SMU wins today for its season finale.

02:11They're into the ACC championship.

02:13Miami wins out.

02:15They'll see the Stangs in that ACC title game.

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