SMU at Syracuse Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
SMU by 5.91
TOTAL POINTS
58
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Syracuse
SMU 
|
72
C-
|
Overall |
91
A-
|
|
80
B-
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
83
B-
|
Offensive |
89
B+
|
|
80
B-
|
Defensive |
86
B
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Current) |
79
C+
|
|
80
B-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
83
B-
|
|
77
C+
|
SoR (Current) |
92
A-
|
|
78
C+
|
SoR (Full Season) |
92
A-
|
RANKINGS
Syracuse
SMU
| 96 #127 overall |
Overall | 29 #29 overall |
| 68 #68 overall |
Power | 38 #38 overall |
| 58 #58 overall |
Offensive | 37 #37 overall |
| 69 #69 overall |
Defensive | 47 #47 overall |
| 88 #88 overall |
SoS (Current) | 71 #71 overall |
| 66 #66 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 58 #58 overall |
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Syracuse#9636%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: SMU 64%, Syracuse 36% at Syracuse.
SMU's win probability against Syracuse has swung between 40% and 72% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 64% now.
SMU's win probability against Syracuse has swung between 46% and 77% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 69% now.
SMU's win probability against Syracuse has swung between 53% and 81% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 74% now.
SMU favored
Syracuse favored
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Syracuse | Neutral | At SMU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 81% | 85% | 88% |
| Wk 1 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 2 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 3 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 4 | 64% | 69% | 74% |
| Wk 5 | 41% | 47% | 53% |
| Wk 6 | 50% | 57% | 63% |
| Wk 7 | 40% | 46% | 53% |
| Wk 8 | 54% | 60% | 66% |
| Wk 9 | 64% | 69% | 74% |
RECORDS
Syracuse
SMU
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Home |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Away |
1-1 (50%) |
|
0-0 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-0 (0%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
4-1 (80%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Syracuse
SMU
| #52 North Carolina | Best Win | #66 Boston College |
| #110 Virginia | Worst Loss | #43 Louisville |
| 63 pts vs #468 New Hampshire | Largest MOV | 46 pts vs #178 UC-Davis |
| 14 pts vs #53 Pittsburgh | Largest MOD | 10 pts vs #43 Louisville |
OTHER STATISTICS
Syracuse
SMU
| 31.6 | Points per Game | 36.4 |
| 26.3 | Points Against | 21.1 |
| 36.7 | Home PPG | 39.4 |
| 19.3 | Home PA | 16.6 |
| 27.8 | Away PPG | 29 |
| 31.5 | Away PA | 32.5 |
| 26-28 | Opponent Record | 25-27 |
| 142 | Avg Opponent Rank | 125.9 |
| L 2 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | W 4 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Syracuse
SMU
| Oct 24 | at North Carolina (4-3) | W31-30 | Oct 24 | vs California (3-5) | W59-20 |
| Oct 17 | vs Louisville (4-3) | L26-34 | Oct 17 | vs Virginia (4-4) | W23-13 |
| Oct 10 | at Virginia (4-4) | L25-28 | Oct 3 | vs Boston College (4-3) | W25-16 |
| Oct 3 | at Connecticut (4-3) | W42-41 | Sep 26 | vs Missouri St (2-5) | W34-24 |
| Sep 17 | at Pittsburgh (5-3) | L13-27 | Sep 19 | at Louisville (4-3) | L31-41 |
| Sep 12 | vs California (3-5) | L18-21 | Sep 12 | vs UC-Davis (5-3) | W56-10 |
| Sep 5 | vs New Hampshire (2-7) | W66-3 | Sep 7 | at Florida St (3-4) | W27-24 |