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LOU -15.5 -110
SYR +15.5 -112
First seen Fri 1:50 PM LOU -15.5
Fair, no vig: LOU +101 / SYR -101 (hold 5.2%)
Best: LOU -14.5 -112 at DraftKings; SYR +15.5 -110 at FanDuel
Total
Over 55.5 -112
Under 55.5 -108
First seen Fri 1:50 PM 55.5
Fair, no vig: O -102 / U +102 (hold 4.8%)
Best: O 55.5 -105 at theScore Bet; U 56 -112 at Bally Bet
Moneyline
LOU -700
SYR +500
First seen Fri 1:50 PM SYR +500
Fair, no vig: LOU -525 / SYR +525 (hold 4.2%)
Best: LOU -650 at DraftKings; SYR +520 at FanDuel

Updated Fri 2 PM ET Consensus of 9 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (9)
BookLOUSYROverUnderLOU MLSYR ML
DraftKings-14.5-112+14.5-108o55.5-112u55.5-108-650+470
FanDuel-15.5-110+15.5-110o55.5-112u55.5-108-750+520
BetMGM-15-108+15-110o55.5-110u55.5-108-650+500
Caesars-14.5-113+14.5-107o55.5-110u55.5-110-675+475
theScore Bet-14.5-115+14.5-105o55.5-105u55.5-115-700+450
BetRivers-15.5-110+15.5-113o56-110u56-113-770+500
Hard Rock Bet-15.5-110+15.5-110o55.5-115u55.5-105-700+500
Bally Bet-15.5-109+15.5-112o56-109u56-112-715+500
betPARX-15.5-109+15.5-112o56-109u56-112-715+500

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

-13-14-15-16-17key 14First seen Fri 1:50 PMNow
LOU line, first number we saw to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
54555657First seen Fri 1:50 PMNow
Total, first number we saw to now.

Betting form, 2026

Louisville WWWLLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road0-1 0%Small sample1-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%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 underdog1-1 50%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 3, 2022LOU 7, SYR 31LOU -5.5SYR covered55.5Under
Nov 13, 2021SYR 3, LOU 41LOU -3LOU covered55.5Under
Nov 20, 2020SYR 0, LOU 30LOU -19.5LOU covered55.5Under
Nov 23, 2019SYR 34, LOU 56LOU -7.5LOU covered65Over

Louisville 3-1 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

LOUSYR
3-3Record2-3
4-2Against the spread2-3
5-1Over-under3-2
+2.3Avg cover margin+4.5
39.5Points per game32.8
27.7Points allowed24.0
7.57Yards per play5.42
494.5Yards per game447.4
6.30Rush yards per carry3.90
69.6Completion %59.5
44.8Third down %45.6
+7Turnover margin-1
11Sacks allowed10
74.5Penalty yards per game95.6

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

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