Sat, Oct 24, 7:30 PM ET· Kenan Stadium· North Carolina -8.5 · O/U 46.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 516 mi / 0 miForecast: 54°F · wind 7 mph · Clear
Market context
North Carolina -8.5 · O/U 46.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Syracuse as road underdog
2026 overall: 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 1-1 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 3-3 ATS (6 games) · 5-1 O/U (6 games)
Since 2020: 13-15-1 ATS (29 games) · 17-11-1 O/U (29 games)
North Carolina as home favorite
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 2-4 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home favorite: 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 0-2 O/U (2 games)
Since 2020: 13-17 ATS (30 games) · 17-13 O/U (30 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalSyracuse · 7 of 9
449.8
Yards / game
329.8
2.37
Points / drive
2.08
3.8
TDs / game
2.8
43.3
3rd-down %
37.3
53.1
RZ TD %
65.0
-0.3
Turnover margin
-0.3
2.5
Sacks / game
2.2
7.3
TFL / game
4.0
14.8
Havoc / game
11.3
48.1 / 51.9
Pass / Rush split
47.2 / 52.8
2026 · Situational matchup
When Syracuse has the ball
Syracuse's early-down offense ranks 80th of 138. North Carolina's early-down defense ranks 60th of 138.
Syracuse's passing-down offense ranks 52nd of 138. North Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
Syracuse's third-down offense ranks 37th of 138. North Carolina's third-down defense ranks 103rd of 138.
Syracuse's red-zone offense ranks 129th of 138. North Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 11th of 138.
When North Carolina has the ball
North Carolina's early-down offense ranks 87th of 138. Syracuse's early-down defense ranks 123rd of 138.
North Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 78th of 138. Syracuse's passing-down defense ranks 63rd of 138.
North Carolina's third-down offense ranks 110th of 138. Syracuse's third-down defense ranks 34th of 138.
North Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 39th of 138. Syracuse's red-zone defense ranks 127th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.071 last 3 vs 0.058 season)
▼Defense form0.157 last 3 vs -0.036 season (+0.193)
Offense formabout the same(-0.036 last 3 vs 0.010 season)
▼Defense form0.024 last 3 vs -0.053 season (+0.077)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingSteve Angeli — 731 yd, 4 TD
RushingTylik Hill — 431 yd, 1 TD
ReceivingUmari Hatcher — 784 yd, 7 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBilly Edwards Jr. — 1260 yd, 9 TD
RushingBenjamin Hall — 283 yd, 0 TD
ReceivingJordan Shipp — 441 yd, 1 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Syracuse offense
80thof 1380.007340 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
60thof 138-0.025Syracuse defense · allowed
123rdof 1380.082vs
North Carolina offense
87thof 138-0.018251 plays
Passing downs
Syracuse offense
52ndof 1380.082161 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.068150 plays
Syracuse defense · allowed
63rdof 138-0.030144 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
78thof 1380.006121 plays
Third down
Syracuse offense
37thof 1380.20692 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
103rdof 1380.11891 plays
Syracuse defense · allowed
34thof 138-0.11072 plays
vs
North Carolina offense
110thof 138-0.14267 plays
Red zone
Syracuse offense
129thof 138-0.39887 plays
vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
11thof 138-0.32059 plays · small sample
Syracuse defense · allowed
127thof 1380.29045 plays · small sample
vs
North Carolina offense
39thof 1380.10956 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Syracuse offense
32ndof 13854.3%vs
North Carolina defense · allowed
96thof 13846.9%Syracuse defense · allowed
45thof 13839.6%vs
North Carolina offense
107thof 13843.0%Away
Home
Syracuse Offense vs North Carolina DefenseNorth Carolina · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.03#63
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#320.19
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.033#65
439 plays
EPA/Play
#50-0.046
allowed · 410 plays
0.052#59
216 plays
EPA/Pass
#38-0.111
allowed · 195 plays
0.014#70
223 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#790.013
allowed · 215 plays
45.6%#90
439 plays
Success Rate
#6945.4%
allowed · 410 plays
46.8%#56
Pass Success Rate
#7142.8%
allowed
44.4%#115
Rush Success Rate
#10348.7%
allowed
54.3%#32
Available Yards %
#9646.9%
allowed
69.2#46
Net Field Position
#12468.6
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.007#80
340 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#60-0.025
allowed
7.3#92
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1266.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Syracuse Defense vs North Carolina OffenseNorth Carolina · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.02#67
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#660.02
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.036#94
allowed · 329 plays
EPA/Play
#89-0.027
319 plays
-0.062#58
allowed · 151 plays
EPA/Pass
#660.039
153 plays
0.118#122
allowed · 178 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#119-0.089
166 plays
46.8%#91
allowed · 329 plays
Success Rate
#6347.3%
319 plays
42.5%#69
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#4448.4%
47.3%#74
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#9846.4%
39.6%#45
allowed
Available Yards %
#10743.0%
70.7#89
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#7971.1
0.082#123
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#87-0.018
251 plays
8.0#17
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#787.1
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.039
446 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.027
319 plays
0.030
341 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.046
410 plays
-0.398
87 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.109
56 plays · small sample
0.290
45 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.320
59 plays · small sample
0.206
92 plays
3rd Down · Off
-0.142
67 plays
-0.110
72 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.118
91 plays