SMU vs. Nevada: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, odds and stats

SMU, one of the ACC's newest additions, opens the season with a Week 0 showdown on the road against Nevada.

The SMU Mustangs finished last season 11-3, ranked 22nd in the end-of-season AP Poll.

The Nevada Wolf Pack went 2-10 in 2023, but both its wins were within the Mountain West Conference. Nevada had the fifth-worst offense based on points per game last year.

How to watch SMU vs. Nevada, TV channel and streaming

SMU vs. Nevada will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, which can be viewed through cable TV or with live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

SMU vs. Nevada start time, date and venue

SMU vs. Nevada is scheduled to start at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT/6 PM MT/5 PM PT on Saturday, August 24 with the game taking place at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nevada.

SMU vs. Nevada odds

SMU	-5000 ML
Nevada	+1600 ML
Spread	SMU -27.0
Total Points	O/U 56.5

SMU vs. Nevada stats

• Last season, the SMU Mustangs scored the eighth-most points per game with 38.7 and allowed the 11th-fewest with 17.8.
• Nevada had the nation's fifth-worst offense with 17.3 points per game, and they had the 26th-worst defense as the Wolf Pack allowed 33.4 points per game.
• SMU returns its starting QB from last season, Preston Stone, who completed 59.9 percent of his passes for 3,197 yards and a 28-6 TD-INT ratio.
• Nevada's leading rushers from 2023, Brendon Lewis (495 yards, four touchdowns) and Sean Dollars (527 yards, six touchdowns), each return this season.
• Chubba Purdy, who previously served as a backup at Florida State and Nebraska and is the brother of San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy, transferred to Nevada and is likely to start the season as the starting QB.
• SMU TE RJ Maryland and WR Jordan Hudson, who each caught seven touchdowns in 2023, are back for the 2024 season.

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Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.