SMU vs. Nevada Game Preview: First Meeting in 15 Years
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00:008 o'clock p.m. Eastern, my buddy Rich Waltz, who we're gonna have on the show next week,
00:07he's calling the game for CBS Sports Network. I mean, Bill, if this was, you know, if there
00:12were 10 games on a Saturday night, we wouldn't pay any attention to him. But this is like
00:15the premium game here. SMU taking on Nevada. I'm shocked here. Twenty-seven and a half
00:19point favorites to open up the season. Fifty-six and a half is the total. So this tells me
00:24that Nevada must be awful. I mean, I can't see this any other way. First year for SMU
00:28in the ACC, but I don't remember SMU being this big a favorite against any Division I
00:34team in a long time. Well, Nevada, new coach too, Jeff Choate. They were 2-10 last year.
00:39They are at home, so I look for them to be loose, maybe throw an onside kick in there,
00:43try to do some things to get the crowd fired up in Jeff Choate's first game. But SMU's
00:47pretty strong. Preston Stone's back. He can throw it around. Elijah Roberts had 10 sacks
00:53for them last season. Pretty good. They weren't great against the spread. 2-2 against the
00:57spread is a road favorite last year. But I like the Mustangs. They can be an ACC sleeper.
01:03The spread and the over are right about where I think this game's going to be. I think it'll
01:07be about 42-14 SMU. You're right on the line. It's risky. I like SMU to cover and maybe
01:14a slight under depending on if Nevada can punch it in a few times.