2026 Week 7 · Conference game
Louisville at Syracuse
Friday, October 16, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
JMA Wireless Dome
Louisville
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 12.4
- National rank
- 25
- Proj. wins
- 7.8
- Playoff prob.
- 9%
Syracuse
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -13.1
- National rank
- 115
- Proj. wins
- 2.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Louisville
95%
Syracuse
5%
Syracuse 90% CI: 4% – 7% Δ rating 25.5
Louisville is the model's favorite at 95%. Syracuse has a 5% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.4 rating points baked in for Syracuse — venue-specific learned value (n=55 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Louisville offense
44 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Syracuse offense
29 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, October 16, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- JMA Wireless Dome
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No