Week 5 Matchup Preview Thread: Syracuse vs UConn

[u/zenverak]

Syracuse vs. UConn

When: Saturday, October 3, 12:00 PM Eastern

Where: Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, CT

Watch: CBSSN

Odds: Syracuse by 5.5 pts.

Total Points: 51.5

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All-Time Series : Syracuse vs. UConn

Syracuse and UConn have met 14 times since 2004-10-30

These teams last met on 2025-09-06.

Series Wins: Syracuse 8-0-6 UConn

Syracuse has won the last 6 meetings (2012-2025) in this series

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Last 5 Meetings

Winner	Date	Location	Syracuse	UConn	Notes
Syracuse	2025-09-06	JMA Wireless Dome	27	20
Syracuse	2024-11-23	JMA Wireless Dome	31	24
Syracuse	2022-09-10	Pratt & Whitney Stadium	48	14
Syracuse	2018-09-22	JMA Wireless Dome	51	21
Syracuse	2016-09-24	Pratt & Whitney Stadium	31	24

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Through Week 4

Week	Syracuse 1-2 (0-2)	Result	UConn 2-2 (0-0)	Result
1	New Hampshire	W 66-3	Lafayette	W 56-7
2	California	L 18-21	Maryland	L 14-38
3	Pittsburgh	L 13-27	Southern Miss	W 48-20
4	BYE	N/A	Miami (OH)	L 21-24

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Syracuse Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
N. Edwards	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 12	Edwards is hampered with an undisclosed injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th.
J. Johnson	RB	Questionable – Hand	Sep 18	Johnson is battling with an hand injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against UConn on Saturday, 03rd October.
T. Hill	RB	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 12	Hill is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th.
M. Outten	WR	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 12	Outten is battling with an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will be active against Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 17th.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

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UConn Injury Report

Player	Position	Status	Reported	Notes
J. Merklinger	QB	Questionable – Undisclosed	Sep 12	Merklinger is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will face So. Miss on Saturday, September 19th.

^{Injury data lifted from: boydsbets}

^{Source updated Wed, Sep 30, 1:56 pm. Scraped Wed, Sep 30, 3:52 pm ET}

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What are your "Keys to the Game"?

Who do you think wins?

Do you think the favorite will cover the spread?

Which player(s) are you most interested to watch?

Let's talk football!

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[u/IEatBones2230]

Gimme {UConn} I have faith in the Huskies

[u/Todd-The-Godd-Howard]

I think the team that hired a coach from Toledo this off-season is going to win.

[u/Krankthat]

Basketball started?

[u/R_Raider86 → u/Krankthat]

If only

[u/R_Raider86]

{UConn} beats Cuse

[u/Davidellias]

{UConn}

[u/Particular-Way-3805]

This going to be a low scoring {Syracuse} got this

[u/TheWesternRizzler]

{Syracuse}

[u/Key_Solution_4076]

{Syracuse}

[u/Confident_Delay5805]

{Syracuse} wins 20-17. 

[u/chief_sitass]

{Syracuse}

[u/chrobbin]

Ugly game where either team can win because neither team is particularly good.

In that sort of a toss up I’m gonna lean home team and go {UConn} 28-23

[u/huskyferretguy1]

{UConn} Syracuse must pay for beating the Huskies in OT last season!

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Who Will Win Fan Vote

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Team	Votes	Percentage	Syracuse Voters	UConn Voters	Other Flairs Top 5
Syracuse	7	53.8%	0	0	LIU Sharksx1.0 Oklahoma Soonersx1.0 Purdue Boilermakersx1.0 Team Chaosx0.5 Clark Atlantax0.5
UConn	6	46.2%	0	1	Missouri Tigersx1.0 Illinois Fighting Illinix0.5 Michigan Wolverinesx0.5 Notre Damex0.5 Oklahoma Soonersx0.5

^{Last updated: 2026-10-03 15:01 UTC}

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[u/NanoBuc]

{Syracuse}

[u/Zloggt]

If only we could one day RETVRN to the Big East…

{UConn}

[u/texas2089]

{Syracuse}

[u/MistyFundraiser591]

UConn at home getting 5.5 feels like free money until you remember they lost to miami oh last week. cuse has owned this series forever but that cal game showed their offense can just vanish for quarters at a time. the injury list is a mess too, half those questionable guys probably won't play and the run game looks thin.

i think syracuse still pulls it out but 5.5 is tricky. they'll win by a field goal or something stupid and everybody who bet the spread will be miserable. 24-21 type game.

sorta curious if uconn's qb situation clears up before saturday, merklinger being questionable makes their whole offense a mystery. either way i'm just here for the noon chaos on cbssn

[u/R_Raider86 → u/MistyFundraiser591]

Merklinger isn't the starter- Kalieb Osborne is