Preview the Oct. 25 matchup between the SMU Mustangs and Wake Forest Demon Deacons with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Wake Forest stunned SMU 13-12 with a last-second 50-yard field goal, marking head coach Jake Dickert’s biggest win yet.

Despite the walk off field goal to upset SMU, there were still good, bad, and ugly takeaways from Saturday's game.

SMU finally wound up on the losing side of an ACC game, falling 13-12 in a stunning heartbreak in Winston-Salem. The Mustangs snapped their 11-game ACC win streak and 20-game regular season conference win streak, dating back to their 2023 season in the American Conference.

Connor Calvert barely made a 50-yard field goal on the final play to give Wake Forest a 13-12 win over SMU, sending the Mustangs to their first loss in Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season play.

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons walked off the SMU Mustangs to hand them their third loss of the season and thoroughly shake up the future of the ACC for the rest of the season, as the Mustangs were one of the last few undefeated teams in conference play.

The win was SMU's first against an AP top-10 team since the Jan. 1, 1983 Sugar Bowl against Pitt and first at home since 1974.

The SMU Mustangs (5-2) and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2) square off on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in a battle of ACC foes. Read on to find our projection for this matchup.

In our weekly look at where each team in the ACC sits, the Yellow Jackets remain at the top, while Wake Forest moved up this week.

SMU is still finding a way to affect the Atlantic Coast Conference race even after losing an ACC regular-season game for the first time and falling out of the College Football