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Closing number

Spread
CAL +4
SYR -4
Open –
Total
Over 56.5
Under 56.5

Source: DraftKings.

CAL 21, SYR 18. CAL covered by 7, under by 17.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

SpreadSplit 1-1
California 11 Syracuse
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 4 common opponents
Opponent California Syracuse
Boston College
W 28-24 away
+4 · +6.5 Covered
L 12-34 home
-22 · +2.5 Didn't cover
Duke
L 21-45 home
-24 · +3.5 Didn't cover
L 3-38 home
-35 · +3.5 Didn't cover
North Carolina
W 21-18 home
+3 · -8.5 Didn't cover
L 10-27 home
-17 · -1.5 Didn't cover
SMU
W 38-35 home
+3 · +13.5 Covered
L 18-31 away
-13 · +17.5 Covered

Against 4 common opponents: California lost by 3.5 on average, 2-2 against the spread. Syracuse lost by 21.8 on average, 1-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 California1 Syracuse
California -3.51
Josh Pate 1u*Line -3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 11 10:00 PM ET · Record 34-31 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Syracuse -2.51
Stuckey 1u*Line -2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 11 6:31 AM ET · Record 41-28-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 55.51
Big Cat 1u*Line 55.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 2:42 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

California LWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog2-3 40%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Syracuse WLLLW

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 12, 2026CAL 21, SYR 18SYR -4CAL covered56.5Under
Nov 16, 2024SYR 33, CAL 25CAL -10.5SYR covered57.5Over

California 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

CALSYR
3-3Record2-3
2-4Against the spread2-3
2-4Over-under3-2
-4.9Avg cover margin+4.5
26.7Points per game32.8
25.5Points allowed24.0
5.44Yards per play5.42
397.2Yards per game447.4
3.30Rush yards per carry3.90
64.8Completion %59.5
37.1Third down %45.6
+7Turnover margin-1
11Sacks allowed10
89.7Penalty yards per game95.6

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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