Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026

The Saturday Slate

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Fri, Oct 16 · 11:00pm CT · Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX11:00pm CT
UVA
Virginia Cavaliers · ACC · 2-1 · Away
FPI 9.2 · rank 34 · No CFBD row
#22 SMU
SMU Mustangs · ACC · 2-1 · Home
FPI 12.2 · rank 26 · No CFBD row

Market vs model

Spread
SMU
UVA
Model
SMU -5.5
Edge
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
SMU
SMU · UVA
Total — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket

Why

CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.

  • SMU rating 12.2, UVA rating 9.2.
  • Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
  • Home field adds 2.5 to SMU.
  • Predicted margin is SMU by 5.5.
  • There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
  • Model home 5.5. No market line yet. (Rating gap 3; home field +2.5).
  • Moneyline ticket is SMU, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
  • No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.

Recent form

UVA

FPI 9.2 · rank 34 · No CFBD row

  1. Lvs WVU 38-27 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs NORF 59-3 · Fri, Sep 11
  3. Wvs NCSU 34-8 · Sat, Aug 29
  4. Wvs MIZ 13-7 · Sat, Dec 27
  5. Lvs DUKE 27-20 OT · Sat, Dec 6

SMU

FPI 12.2 · rank 26 · No CFBD row

  1. L@ LOU 41-31 · Sat, Sep 19
  2. Wvs UCD 56-10 · Sat, Sep 12
  3. W@ FSU 27-24 · Mon, Sep 7
  4. Wvs ARIZ 24-19 · Fri, Jan 2
  5. L@ CAL 38-35 · Sat, Nov 29

Injuries

no injury feed wired yet

Lock a ticket

Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.

Model home 5.5. No market line yet. (Rating gap 3; home field +2.5).

Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.