Week 3 • September 12, 2025, 11:00 PM UTC
Colgate @ Syracuse
0-0
FCS
Power Rank: -28
24 FINAL 66
1-1
ACC
Power Rank: -5.3

Syracuse defeated Colgate 66–24 in a dominant performance.

Colgate @ Syracuse Preview

General Information

Week: Week 3
Kick Off (at stadium): 07:00 PM EDT
Stadium: JMA Wireless Dome
Capacity: 42,784
Elevation: 571 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread None
Total (O/U) -
Expected Score -
Power Rank Implied Line Syracuse +22.7
Prediction Markets Syracuse 97% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Venue: Indoor · Climate Controlled

Indoor Game

~72°F

Venue: JMA Wireless Dome
Wind: 0 mph
Gusts: 0 mph
Precipitation: 0"
Humidity: Controlled
Rain Chance: 0%
Snow Chance: 0%

Travel & Rest

Colgate (Away)

This Week: 33.6 miles
Last Week: No Game
Season Total: 100.8 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 6

Syracuse (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1561.6 miles
Body Clock Time: 19:00
Rest Days: 6

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line
Total Points
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Colgate -28
Syracuse -5.3
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 34 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: JMA Wireless Dome
Capacity 42,784
Elevation 571 ft
Weather: Cloudy
Temperature 23.6°F
Wind Speed 11.0 mph
Your Line Syracuse +22.7
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Colgate vs Syracuse?

Colgate: Key Factors

Syracuse: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Colgate travels 34 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Syracuse won by 42 in a dominant performance.

Does weather affect this game at JMA Wireless Dome?

At 23.6°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Precipitation chance is 76%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Colgate and Syracuse compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Syracuse (-5.3) over Colgate (-28.0) by 22.7 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Syracuse brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Syracuse won this game.