Wk 7 · 2026
Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange — Sat, Oct 17
Sat, Oct 17 ·
JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY
· ACC Network
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
ACC · 3-3
at
7:30pET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential LOU by 5.8
ACC · 2-3
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Louisville form
W 44-20vs FSUL 28-31at NCSUL 27-30vs WAKEW 41-31vs SMUW 59-13vs VILL
2026 season
Syracuse form
L 25-28at UVAW 42-41at CONNL 13-27at PITTL 18-21vs CALW 66-3vs UNH
2026 season
Louisville this season
Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Syracuse this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Louisville | Syracuse |
|---|---|---|
| SMU ACC | vs W 41-31 preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| NC State ACC | at L 28-31 preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| North Carolina ACC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Pitt ACC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at L 13-27 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Louisville leads 11–5 · Syracuse won the last one
16 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.8 points toward Louisville
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-09-03 | Louisville 7 — 31 Syracuse | at SYR | Syracuse |
| 2021 | 2021-11-13 | Syracuse 3 — 41 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2020 | 2020-11-20 | Syracuse 0 — 30 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | Syracuse 34 — 56 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2018 | 2018-11-09 | Louisville 23 — 54 Syracuse | at SYR | Syracuse |
| 2017 | 2017-11-18 | Syracuse 10 — 56 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2016 | 2016-09-09 | Louisville 62 — 28 Syracuse | at SYR | Louisville |
| 2015 | 2015-11-07 | Syracuse 17 — 41 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2014 | 2014-10-03 | Louisville 28 — 6 Syracuse | at SYR | Louisville |
| 2012 | 2012-11-10 | Louisville 26 — 45 Syracuse | at SYR | Syracuse |
| 2011 | 2011-10-29 | Syracuse 10 — 27 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2010 | 2010-11-06 | Louisville 28 — 20 Syracuse | at SYR | Louisville |
| 2009 | 2009-11-14 | Syracuse 9 — 10 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2008 | 2008-11-01 | Louisville 21 — 28 Syracuse | at SYR | Syracuse |
| 2007 | 2007-09-22 | Syracuse 38 — 35 Louisville | at LOU | Syracuse |
| 2006 | 2006-10-21 | Louisville 28 — 13 Syracuse | at SYR | Louisville |
Louisville leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Lincoln Kienholz QB #3 | 107/154, 1534 YDS, 9 TD, 1 INT |
| Briggs Cherry QB #10 | 2/2, 24 YDS | |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown RB #1 | 74 CAR, 557 YDS, 4 TD |
| Keyjuan Brown RB #5 | 38 CAR, 367 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Lincoln Kienholz QB #3 | 61 CAR, 198 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Receiving | Tre Richardson WR #0 | 29 REC, 445 YDS, 2 TD |
| Lawayne McCoy WR #7 | 20 REC, 420 YDS, 4 TD | |
| TreyShun Hurry WR #2 | 24 REC, 271 YDS | |
| Jaleel Skinner TE #18 | 15 REC, 259 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | T.J. Capers LB #11 | 48 |
| Stanquan Clark LB #6 | 43 | |
| Kaleb Beasley DB #10 | 43 | |
| Sacks | Clev Lubin DL #50 | 4 |
| Tyler Thompson DL #3 | 2.5 | |
| Benjamin Perry LB #23 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Kaleb Beasley DB #10 | 4 |
| Stanquan Clark LB #6 | 1 |
Syracuse leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Steve Angeli QB #9 | 57/104, 731 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT |
| Amari Odom QB #12 | 37/48, 398 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Tylik Hill RB #20 | 46 CAR, 287 YDS, 1 TD |
| Shavane Anderson Jr. RB #23 | 30 CAR, 146 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Ahmad Miller RB #22 | 24 CAR, 102 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Umari Hatcher WR #2 | 29 REC, 434 YDS, 5 TD |
| Justus Ross-Simmons WR #12 | 10 REC, 161 YDS | |
| Daunte Bacheyie TE #19 | 7 REC, 120 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Darius Johnson WR #6 | 12 REC, 109 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Chris D'Appolonia LB #6 | 26 |
| Braheem Long Jr. DB #0 | 22 | |
| Antoine Deslauriers LB #5 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Keyshawn Johnson LB #14 | 3.5 |
| Tunmise Adeleye DL #30 | 3 | |
| Steve Angeli QB #9 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Rashard Perry DL #92 | 1 |
| Davien Kerr DB #3 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.