Boston College at SMU

DALLAS (Interstat) — Boston College will visit SMU on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas. The Eagles enter with a 2-2 record, while the Mustangs are 3-1. Boston College is the visiting team, and SMU is the home team.

Boston College will look to quarterback Mason McKenzie. McKenzie is a player to watch for Boston College. In his most recent game, a 21-14 loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday, McKenzie passed for 111 yards and rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Earlier this season against Maine, he passed for 173 yards and rushed for 53 yards and one touchdown. Evan Dickens and Bo MacCormack III also contributed for Boston College in the Virginia Tech game. Dickens had six carries for 9 yards and one reception for 2 yards. MacCormack had five carries for 4 yards and one reception for 8 yards.

SMU will counter with quarterback Kevin Jennings. Jennings is a player to watch for SMU. In a 34-24 win over Missouri State on Saturday, Jennings passed for 441 yards, rushed for 3 yards, threw two touchdowns and ran for one. Against Louisville, he passed for 222 yards and rushed for 35 yards and one touchdown. Against UC Davis, he passed for 337 yards and rushed for 5 yards with five touchdowns. Kendrick Raphael added 22 carries for 96 yards, four receptions for 48 yards and one touchdown against Missouri State. Dramekco Green had 10 carries for 26 yards, two receptions for 41 yards and two kick returns for 21 yards.

Boston College lost to Virginia Tech 21-14 on Saturday after beating Maine 22-16 on Saturday. The Eagles also beat Rutgers 28-21 and lost to Cincinnati 34-15 earlier this season. SMU beat Missouri State 34-24 on Saturday after losing 41-31 at Louisville. The Mustangs previously beat UC Davis 56-10 and Florida State 27-24.

Boston College’s upcoming schedule includes Pittsburgh at Boston College, Boston College at Georgia Tech, Boston College at Duke, Florida State at Boston College, Boston College at Notre Dame, Syracuse at Boston College, and Boston College at Miami (FL). SMU’s upcoming schedule includes Virginia at SMU, California at SMU, SMU at Syracuse, Virginia Tech at SMU, Wake Forest at SMU, SMU at Notre Dame, and SMU at Stanford.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of SMU 54, Boston College 22. Boston College has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +21.5. The over/under for the game is 55.5.