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Boston College Eagles vs SMU Mustangs Prediction & Preview (October 3)

Boston College Eagles at SMU Mustangs in college football, Saturday, October 3. Goalorithm's model makes an SMU Mustangs win the likelier result at 87.3%. The preview covers the records and recent results.

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Published September 29, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk

Final: SMU Mustangs 25–16 Boston College Eagles. Read the game analysis →

Preview

The Boston College Eagles visit the SMU Mustangs in college football on Saturday, October 3, with kickoff at 12:00 p.m. ET. The model's likelier result is an SMU Mustangs win.

What the model expects

The model gives the SMU Mustangs 87.3% to win and the Boston College Eagles 12.7%. These figures are estimates, not certainties.

The model projects 33.5 points for the SMU Mustangs and 18.7 for the Boston College Eagles, with 52.2 in all. Its projected margin is the SMU Mustangs by 14.8 points.

Records and recent results

The SMU Mustangs are 3-1 overall this season, with 148 points scored and 99 allowed in 4 games. The Boston College Eagles are 2-2, with 79 points scored and 92 allowed in 4 games; the SMU Mustangs have the better record.

Most recently, the SMU Mustangs beat the Missouri State Bears 34-24 at home on September 26, and before that lost 41-31 on the road to the Louisville Cardinals on September 19.

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New Mexico State Aggies vs Florida International Panthers Prediction & Preview

New Mexico State Aggies at Florida International Panthers in college football, Wednesday, October 7. Goalorithm's model makes a Florida International Panthers win the likelier result at 78%. The preview covers the records and recent results.

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Missouri State Bears vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction & Preview

Missouri State Bears at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in college football, Thursday, October 8. Goalorithm's model makes a Missouri State Bears win the likelier result at 65.2%. The preview covers the records and recent results.

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Most recently, the Boston College Eagles lost 21-14 at home to the Virginia Tech Hokies on September 26, and before that beat the Maine Black Bears 22-16 at home on September 19.

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No injury report is on file for this game.

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How this was written: an AI writer drafts the words from Goalorithm's own data. Every figure is filled in from our model and game records, never by the writer, and nothing we don't hold is guessed. Probabilities are model estimates, not certainties.

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college football

SMU Mustangs vs Boston College Eagles

Sat, Oct 3 · 12:00 PM ET

Goalorithm's model

SMU Mustangs
87.3%
Boston College Eagles
12.7%

Projected points

SMU Mustangs
33.5
Boston College Eagles
18.7
Total
52.2
Projected margin
SMU Mustangs by 14.8

The margin and total are the model's own lines, not bookmakers'.

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Thu, Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET

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Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames in college football, Thursday, October 8. Goalorithm's model makes a Liberty Flames win the likelier result at 78.7%. The preview covers the records and recent results.

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