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LOULouisville3-3 · 2026
SYRSyracuse2-3 · 2026Louisville at Syracuse preview
Market win prob.LOU 83%
Market: DraftKings' pregame moneyline with the bookmaker's margin removed. Not betting odds.
Numbers to know
- 1LOU has scored 40+ points in 3 of its last 5 games.
- 2LOU has outscored opponents by 14.8 points per game over its last 5 (39.8–25.0).
- 3Last meeting: Syracuse beat Louisville 31–7 — the 2022 season.

LOU recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- W10/9vs Florida State44–20
- L10/3@ NC State28–31
- L9/26vs Wake Forest27–30
- W9/19vs SMU41–31
- W9/11vs Villanova59–13

SYR recent form
Last 5 games (2026 season, finals only)
- L10/10@ Virginia25–28
- W10/3@ UConn42–41
- L9/17@ Pittsburgh13–27
- L9/12vs California18–21
- W9/5vs New Hampshire66–3
Key players
College football: we hold no player game logs, so there is no key-player pick.
Head to head
LOU 3 – 2 SYR · last 5Meetings since 2016.
- 2022LOU 7 @ SYR 31
- 2021SYR 3 @ LOU 41
- 2020SYR 0 @ LOU 30
- 2019SYR 34 @ LOU 56
- 2018LOU 23 @ SYR 54
All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.