The Syracuse Orange (0-1) and the UConn Huskies (1-0) meet at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
The Huskies are expected to lose by at least a touchdown (currently +7) against the Orange (with an over/under of 57 points).
Keep reading for our betting preview for this this matchup between the Orange and the Huskies, and find all of our expert predictions here, too!
To Cover the Spread
Bet $20, Payout $38.02
Syracuse -7 vs. UConn
Syracuse vs. UConn betting lines
- Spread favorite: Orange (-7)
- Moneyline: Orange (-258), Huskies (+211)
- Total: 57 points
Syracuse vs. UConn betting info and stats
- Syracuse, through one game with a spread this season, is 0-1-0 against the spread. Syracuse has not played a game as the moneyline favorite. UConn has won just one game against the spread this season (1-0-0). UConn has not played a game as an underdog on the moneyline yet this season.
Syracuse vs. UConn key players
Syracuse Orange
- Kyle McCord’s previous season stat line: 4,779 passing yards (367.6 per game), 391-for-592 (66%), 34 touchdowns and 12 picks.
- LeQuint Allen churned out 1,021 rushing yards (78.5 per game) and 16 touchdowns last season. In the receiving game, he made 64 catches for 529 yards and four scores.
- Yasin Willis ran for 130 yards on 36 carries (11.8 yards per game), with one rushing touchdown last year.
- Jackson Meeks reeled in 78 catches for 1,021 yards (78.5 per game) while being targeted 117 times. He also scored seven touchdowns.
- Trebor Pena tacked on 941 yards on 84 grabs with nine touchdowns. He was targeted 111 times, and averaged 72.4 receiving yards per game.
- Oronde Gadsden II grabbed 72 passes for 922 yards and seven touchdowns, putting up 70.9 yards per game last season.
- Marlowe Wax did his thing last season with a huge stat line of 4.5 sacks, 5.0 TFL, 44 tackles, and one interception.
- Last season Justin Barron grabbed 84 tackles, 7.0 TFL, two sacks, and one interception.
- Last season Jayden Bellamy had a huge stat line of two interceptions, 33 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and two passes defended.
UConn Huskies
- Joe Fagnano averaged 148.3 pass yards per game and tossed 20 touchdowns last season.
- Cam Edwards averaged 63.8 rushing yards per game and scored eight rushing touchdowns. Edwards added one reception per game to average 16.4 receiving yards.
- Durell Robinson rushed for 731 yards and eight touchdowns last season.
- Skyler Bell averaged 66.2 yards on 3.8 receptions per game and compiled five receiving touchdowns in 2024.
- TJ Sheffield grabbed three touchdowns and had 505 receiving yards (38.8 ypg) in 2024.
- Jasaiah Gathings averaged 23.6 receiving yards per game on 4.8 targets per game a season ago.
- Tui Faumuina-Brown proved to be a strong defender last year, recording 4.5 sacks, 7.0 TFL, 89 tackles, and one interception.
- Jayden McDonald was all over the field last season with 107 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 3.5 sacks, and one interception.
- A year ago Malik Dixon-Williams recorded 61 tackles, 1.0 TFL, and four passes defended as well as three interceptions.
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