Stanford has been outscored 120-28 in the past three games and now faces its third ranked opponent in four games.

When Stanford and SMU were part of the ACC's westward expansion last year, they were set up as annual rivals in football in a plan to cut down on coast-to-coast trips.

The No. 23 SMU Mustangs (5-1, 2-0 ACC) and the Stanford Cardinal (2-4, 1-2) meet Saturday at Stanford Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’

SMU will have to get used to the West Coast travel. The ACC schedule is laid out so that the 14 returning teams won’t have to travel to California in back-to-back seasons. SMU, on the other hand, has annual matchups with Cal and Stanford and is set to travel to Cal next season.

This is the first conference meeting between the ACC newcomers. The Mustangs are off to a strong start and are trying to maintain their perfect conference record. The Cardinal have lost three straight games by a combined total of 92 points and seek their first home win in the ACC.