At 12:00pm ET, my Early Riser is on SMU vs Penn State Under. The first game of the 12-team format saw Notre Dame deliver a dominant defensive effort in defeating Indiana. The second game of the playoff features another top defensive team in Penn State. Even after getting lit up by Oregon, the Nittany Lions are still a top 10 in terms of yards and points allowed. They will be looking to bounce back with a better defensive performance. Similarly, SMU gave up some early points to Clemson last game which led to a shootout. The Mustangs are better defensively than that score suggests though, as they held their previous 2 opponents to 7 and 6 points and the 34 was the most they'd conceded since back in September. The high scores in the last games have led to a very big o/u number. Too big! Play on the under.