Rutgers vs Syracuse Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Syracuse by 3.88
TOTAL POINTS
150
UPDATED
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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PRESEASON RATINGS
Rutgers
Syracuse 
|
88
B+
|
Overall |
89
B+
|
|
88
B+
|
Power |
91
A-
|
|
85
B
|
Offensive |
91
A-
|
|
87
B+
|
Defensive |
89
B+
|
|
92
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
90
A-
|
|
92
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
90
A-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Rutgers
Syracuse
| 107 | Overall | 96 |
| 105 | Power | 79 |
| 133 | Offensive | 77 |
| 109 | Defensive | 96 |
| 68 | SoS (Current) | 86 |
| 63 | SoS (Full Season) | 86 |
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Rutgers#10740%Pre (Oct 27), 2026-27: Syracuse 60%, Rutgers 40% at a neutral site.
Syracuse's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 60% to 54% over the last 6 updates.
Syracuse's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 66% to 60% over the last 6 updates.
Syracuse's win probability against Rutgers is trending down — from 72% to 67% over the last 6 updates.
Syracuse favored
Rutgers favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | Season | At Rutgers | Neutral | At Syracuse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 17 | 2025-26 | 63% | 69% | 75% |
| Wk 18 | 2025-26 | 62% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 19 | 2025-26 | 60% | 66% | 72% |
| Wk 20 | 2025-26 | 57% | 64% | 70% |
| Wk 21 | 2025-26 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 22 | 2025-26 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 23 | 2025-26 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Wk 24 | 2025-26 | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| Pre | 2026-27 | 54% | 60% | 67% |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Rutgers
Syracuse
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
14-20 (41.2%) |
Overall |
15-17 (46.9%) |
|
10-7 (58.8%) |
Home |
12-6 (66.7%) |
|
2-9 (18.2%) |
Away |
2-7 (22.2%) |
|
0-10 (0%) |
Versus Top 25 |
1-7 (12.5%) |
|
2-16 (11.1%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
7-15 (31.8%) |
|
12-4 (75%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
8-2 (80%) |
|
5-5 (50%) |
Last 10 Games |
2-8 (20%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Rutgers
Syracuse
| #79 Northwestern | Best Win | #19 Tennessee |
| #262 Central Conn | Worst Loss | #172 Boston College |
| 28 pts vs #353 Rider | Largest MOV | 40 pts vs #360 Delaware St |
| 41 pts vs #1 Michigan | Largest MOD | 37 pts vs #3 Duke |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Rutgers
Syracuse
| 70.5 | Points per Game | 75 |
| 75.3 | Points Against | 74.3 |
| 72.3 | Home PPG | 77.9 |
| 71.2 | Home PA | 69.9 |
| 69.6 | Away PPG | 72.3 |
| 82.8 | Away PA | 82 |
| 623-514 | Opponent Record | 612-454 |
| 104.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 111.7 |
| L 7 | Longest Streak | L 6 |
| L 2 | Current Streak | L 6 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Rutgers
Syracuse
| Apr 2 | Creighton (16-18) | L69-82 | Mar 10 | SMU (20-14) | L69-86 |
| Mar 12 | #24 UCLA (24-12) | L59-72 | Mar 7 | vs Pittsburgh (13-20) | L69-71 |
| Mar 11 | Minnesota (15-18) | W72-67 | Mar 3 | at Louisville (24-11) | L62-77 |
| Mar 8 | vs Penn St (12-20) | W74-62 | Feb 28 | at Wake Forest (18-17) | L83-88 |
| Mar 5 | at #9 Michigan St (27-8) | L87-91 | Feb 21 | vs #23 North Carolina (24-9) | L64-77 |
| Mar 1 | at Maryland (13-22) | W69-65 | Feb 16 | at #3 Duke (35-3) | L64-101 |
| Feb 24 | vs Washington (16-17) | L72-79 | Feb 14 | vs SMU (20-14) | W79-78 |
| Feb 21 | at Minnesota (15-18) | L61-80 | Feb 11 | vs California (21-12) | W107-100 |
| Feb 18 | at Penn St (12-20) | W85-72 | Feb 7 | at #13 Virginia (30-6) | L59-72 |
| Feb 15 | vs Maryland (13-22) | W68-57 | Feb 2 | at #23 North Carolina (24-9) | L77-87 |