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Wk 5 · 2026

Syracuse Orange at UConn Huskies — Sat, Oct 3

Sat, Oct 3 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT · CBSSN FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
ACC · 2-3
42
at
12:00pET
SYR -6.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings opened +5.5 · 1 toward SYR
Ratings differential SYR by 1.2
FBS Indep. · 3-3
41

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference 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

Syracuse: +0.4#68
Efficiency margin
UConn: -3.2#81
Syracuse: 31.7
Offense (pts/100)
UConn: 31.7
Syracuse: 22.2
Defense (pts/100)
UConn: 25.9
Syracuse: 80.6
Pace (plays/g)
UConn: 65.8
Syracuse: 5.55
Yards / play
UConn: 6.82
Syracuse: 5.06
Yards / play allowed
UConn: 5.63
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

Syracuse: 32.8
Points / game
UConn: 35.7
Syracuse: 24.0
Points allowed
UConn: 25.2
Syracuse: 447
Yards / game
UConn: 449
Syracuse: 313
Yards allowed
UConn: 407
Syracuse: 168
Pass yds allowed
UConn: 290
Syracuse: 144
Rush yds allowed
UConn: 117
Syracuse: 1.40
Turnovers / game
UConn: 1.17
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Syracuse form

L 25-28at UVAW 42-41at CONNL 13-27at PITTL 18-21vs CALW 66-3vs UNH
2026 season

UConn form

W 34-20at TEML 41-42vs SYRL 21-24at M-OHW 48-20at USML 14-38vs MD
2026 season

Syracuse this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

UConn this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 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 · 1

OpponentSyracuseUConn
North Carolina
ACC
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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Syracuse leads 8–5 · Syracuse has won the last 7
13 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.9 points toward Syracuse
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-10-03Syracuse 42 — 41 UConnat CONNSyracuse
20252025-09-06UConn 20 — 27 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20242024-11-23UConn 24 — 31 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20222022-09-10Syracuse 48 — 14 UConnat CONNSyracuse
20182018-09-22UConn 21 — 51 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20162016-09-24Syracuse 31 — 24 UConnat CONNSyracuse
20122012-10-19UConn 10 — 40 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse
20112011-11-05Syracuse 21 — 28 UConnat CONNUConn
20102010-11-20UConn 23 — 6 Syracuseat SYRUConn
20092009-11-28Syracuse 31 — 56 UConnat CONNUConn
20082008-11-15UConn 39 — 14 Syracuseat SYRUConn
20072007-11-17Syracuse 7 — 30 UConnat CONNUConn
20062006-11-18UConn 14 — 20 Syracuseat SYRSyracuse

Syracuse leaders 2026 regular season

PassingSteve Angeli QB #957/104, 731 YDS, 4 TD, 5 INT
Amari Odom QB #1237/48, 398 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT
RushingTylik Hill RB #2046 CAR, 287 YDS, 1 TD
Shavane Anderson Jr. RB #2330 CAR, 146 YDS, 3 TD
Ahmad Miller RB #2224 CAR, 102 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingUmari Hatcher WR #229 REC, 434 YDS, 5 TD
Justus Ross-Simmons WR #1210 REC, 161 YDS
Daunte Bacheyie TE #197 REC, 120 YDS, 3 TD
Darius Johnson WR #612 REC, 109 YDS
Defense
TacklesChris D'Appolonia LB #626
Braheem Long Jr. DB #022
Antoine Deslauriers LB #522
SacksKeyshawn Johnson LB #143.5
Tunmise Adeleye DL #303
Steve Angeli QB #91
InterceptionsRashard Perry DL #921
Davien Kerr DB #31

UConn leaders 2026 regular season

PassingKalieb Osborne QB #781/140, 1164 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT
Tucker McDonald QB #129/11, 118 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingCyncir Bowers RB #2347 CAR, 349 YDS, 5 TD
Kalieb Osborne QB #753 CAR, 243 YDS, 5 TD
Kenji Christian RB #337 CAR, 153 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJavon Brown WR #1914 REC, 202 YDS, 2 TD
Shamar Porter WR #59 REC, 196 YDS, 2 TD
JD Willoughby WR #28 REC, 163 YDS, 1 TD
Ryder Treadway WR #1112 REC, 163 YDS
Defense
TacklesHayden Pegg LB #3735
K'Von Sherman LB #032
Braedyn Moore DB #430
SacksK'Von Sherman LB #03
Joshua Mickens DE #521
Anas Luqman DL #151
InterceptionsBraedyn Moore DB #41
Anas Luqman DL #151
Renick Dorilas DB #61
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.