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LOULouisville3-3 · 2026
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SYRSyracuse2-3 · 2026

Louisville 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 5

Meetings 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.