Betting
Our model — cards
| Team | Spread | Points | Win% | vs book |
|---|
| LOU away | -9.5 | — | 73.9% | — |
| SYR home | +9.5 | — | 26.1% | — |
| Total | no total model | | | |
FEI — bcftoys.com
Nothing to show for this game.
"Points" is the implied score for each side: a spread and a total are the margin and the sum, so solving them back out says what each team is expected to score. A favourite is shown negative, the way a book quotes it. "vs book" is that model's line for the team minus the book's, so a plus means the model makes them the weaker side. Our cards are EA College Football 27 launch ratings rolled up; the gap between two teams is multiplied by a scale fitted on this season's results (real margins have run about 1.8 times the raw gap), plus 2.5 points of home field; the win chance comes from how far 7,877 FBS results landed from a line. FEI is Brian Fremeau's projection, shown as a reference only: measured on his own results pages it went 49.9% against the spread over 3,101 games (2022–25), and the pickers never see it. Neither model has shown it beats a closing line.
Team ratings
| Points vs an average FBS team | LOU | SYR |
|---|
| Offence (cards) | +5.724th | -0.264th |
| Defence (cards) | +1.627th | +1.043rd |
| Card team rating | +7.323rd | +0.857th |
| SP+ (CFBD's rating, theirs) | +9.936th | -1.274th |
| FEI (bcftoys.com, theirs) | +0.531st | -0.386th |
| F+ (FEI + SP+, theirs) | +0.831st | -0.378th |
| Card line | SYR +9.6 (the gap ×1.87, fitted on 215 games, plus 2.5 home field) |
| Returning production | 35% | 35% |
Cards are EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest) with CFBD's measured stats shown beside them; the team rating rolls EA's starters up with the NFL position weights, unmeasured for college. SP+ is opponent-adjusted; ours is not yet.
Quarterbacks
Lincoln Kienholz LOU84 ▲3 overall · Junior
Points added per play0.470
Completion68.8%
TD–INT7-1
Pass attempts, median game26
Pass yards, median game316
Rush yards, median game42
Games this season4
Team throws per game28.8
Steve Angeli SYR80 ▼1 overall · Senior
Points added per play—
Completion—
TD–INT—
Pass attempts, median game—
Pass yards, median game—
Rush yards, median game—
Games this season0
Team throws per game38.7
The starter comes from the maintained depth chart (cfbdepth.com). The rating is EA College Football 27's Week 3 Ratings (EA re-rates weekly; we take the newest); everything under it is what CFBD has measured this season, as a median game rather than a total so a man who missed time is not shrunk.
Against the number
| Team | ATS | Cover% | vs spread | O/U | vs total |
|---|
| LOU away | 3-1 | 75% | +0.6 | 3-1 | +13.5 |
| SYR home | 1-2 | 33% | +5.7 | 1-2 | -5.5 |
Against DraftKings' closing number, this season. A record of what happened and nothing more — cover rates do not predict, which is why the pickers never see them.
Streak trends
No 4+ streak in any split for either side.
Cover, win/loss and over/under streaks in every split (home, away, favourite, underdog, division, primetime, big favourite), counted against the closing line. Measured over every FBS season on file: cover and over/under streaks revert (fade 6+); college win/loss streaks tell you nothing against the spread (50%), so they are shown here but the picker ignores them. These never reach the pickers' bundle; the "streak" row on the picks board bets on its own.
Venue, weather, rest and travel
Built when the game's bundle is (JMA Wireless Dome).
Who is out (reported)
No news read for this game yet.
Covers.com injury tags
| Team | Player | Status | Since | Note |
|---|
| LOU | E. Lewis WR | probable Undisclosed | Thu, Oct 1 | Lewis is nursing with an undisclosed injury, but he is expected to play against NC State on Saturday. |
| LOU | H. Atkins TE | out Undisclosed | Thu, Oct 1 | Atkins is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not expected to face against North Carolina State on Saturday. |
| LOU | M. Quisenberry WR | out Undisclosed | Thu, Oct 1 | Quisenberry is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not expected to face against North Carolina State on Saturday. |
| LOU | K. Brown RB | probable Undisclosed | Wed, Sep 30 | Brown is managing with an undisclosed injury , but it is expected to play against the North Carolina State on Saturday. |
| LOU | L. McCoy WR | questionable Undisclosed | Wed, Sep 30 | McCoy is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against North Carolina State on Saturday. |
| LOU | L. Kienholz QB | questionable Undisclosed | Mon, Sep 28 | Kienholz is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against North Carolina State on Saturday. |
| LOU | A. Watts CB | out Knee | Fri, Sep 25 | Watts has been out of commission due to a knee injury, and it is anticipated that he will miss the remainder of the season. |
| LOU | T. Richardson WR | probable Undisclosed | Thu, Sep 24 | Richardson is dealing with a Undisclosed injury, but he is expected to suit up against the Wake Forest on Saturday |
| LOU | P. Cook WR | out Undisclosed | Thu, Sep 17 | Cook is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he is not expected to face against SMU on Saturday. |
| LOU | A. O'neal OG | questionable Undisclosed | Fri, Sep 11 | O'Neal is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will suit up against SMU on Saturday, September 19th. |
| LOU | K. Hughes WR | out Lower Body | Tue, Aug 11 | Huges has been out of commission due to lower body injury, and it is anticipated that he will miss the remainder of the season. |
| SYR | J. Johnson RB | questionable Hand | Fri, Sep 18 | Johnson is battling with an hand injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against UConn on Saturday, 03rd October. |
| SYR | N. Edwards WR | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 12 | Edwards is hampered with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th. |
| SYR | T. Hill RB | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 12 | Hill is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th. |
| SYR | M. Outten WR | questionable Undisclosed | Sat, Sep 12 | Outten is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th. |