“It’s a big game because it’s the next game,” SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee said. “And it’s important to our fan base.”

The 103rd meeting between the Dallas-Fort Worth rivals TCU and SMU will be their first with both in power conferences.

TCU visits rival SMU as a -3 road favorite in the penultimate Battle for the Iron Skillet. TCU at SMU betting odds and prediction.