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WK 3 · 2026FINALOPENER CAPTURED THU 1:15 PM ET

Week 3 · 2026 season

AP rank 16SMU @ AP rank 23Louisville

SMU +1.5 · EDGE loss; UNDER 58.5 · EDGE loss. The full grades are below.

The verdict

SAT, SEP 19 · FINAL · L&N FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STADIUM
SMU2-059%
Louisville1-141%
SMUNATL RANKLOU
11th
Model Overall
26th
7th
Model Offense
38th
27th
Model Defense
31st
-1.3
Pace
-3.2
57%
Returning PPA
35%

Color marks the better value in each row.

Open total56.5
Model total54.1
SMU +1.5 · EDGE LOSSUNDER 58.5 · EDGE LOSS

Market cadence

Line movement

Latest: SMU +1.75 · No signal

0+1+2+3Open5:03 PMTue11:02 AMWed11:02 AMThu11:02 AMFri11:02 AMSat11:03 AM
  • Edge
  • Lean
  • No signal

Sat, Sep 19, 11:03:28 AM ET

SMU line
+1.75
Producer tier
No signal
  • Fri, Sep 4, 5:03:41 PM ET; SMU line +1.5; producer tier No signal
  • Tue, Sep 15, 11:02:28 AM ET; SMU line +1.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Wed, Sep 16, 11:02:15 AM ET; SMU line +1.25; producer tier EDGE
  • Thu, Sep 17, 11:02:43 AM ET; SMU line +1.25; producer tier EDGE
  • Fri, Sep 18, 11:02:12 AM ET; SMU line +1.5; producer tier EDGE
  • Sat, Sep 19, 11:03:28 AM ET; SMU line +1.75; producer tier No signal

RATINGS AS OF: SMU wk 3 · LOU wk 3

Model margin
SMU by 1.26
Opening line
SMU +1.5
Latest line
SMU +3
Close total
57.5

Graded model opinions

Every published Lean and Edge grades against its locked selected line. ATS and total results remain independent.

SMU31
FINALL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
LOU41
  • WinSMUWIN MISS
  • ATSSMU +1.5 · EDGEEDGE MISS
  • TotalUNDER 58.5 · EDGEEDGE MISS
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

Leans and Edges use the exact lines published before kickoff. Every published pick is graded.

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