The Fenway Bowl pits the No. 24 SMU Mustangs against the Boston College Eagles in Boston at 11 a.m. ET on Thursday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists SMU as an 11-point favorite, while the over/under is 47.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). SMU will be without starting quarterback Preston Stone, who suffered a broken leg in the regular-season finale, while Boston College will be missing its depth at running back, with four players leaving via the transfer portal.

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The model knows playing in place of Stone is freshman quarterback Kevin Jennings. In the AAC championship game against Tulane, he completed 19 of 33 passes (57.6%) for 203 yards and one touchdown. He was picked off twice. Jennings also showed he could rush the ball, carrying 15 times for 63 yards (4.2 average). For his career, he has completed 54 of 79 passes (68.4%) for 632 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions. He has also rushed 32 times for 99 yards (3.1 average) and one TD.

The model also knows sophomore quarterback Thomas Castellanos helps power the Eagles offense. He finished the regular season by completing 178 of 312 passes (57.1%) for 2,146 yards and 15 touchdowns. He has been intercepted 13 times, but is also the team's leading rusher. He carried a team-high 194 times for 957 yards (4.9 average) and 11 touchdowns. In the 45-20 loss to Miami, Fla., in the regular-season finale, he had 281 yards from scrimmage, including 151 passing and 130 rushing, and accounted for two scores.

Now, it has set its sights on SMU vs. Boston College. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in well over 50% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college football picks.

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