Week 5
Pratt & Whitney Stadium

Syracuse @ UConn , Week 5, Oct 3, 2026

0-0 ACC Power rating: -4.6
0-0 Independent Power rating: -9.0

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Blue Chip model
SYR -1.6
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Syracuse (power rating: -4.6) carries a 4.4-point advantage over UConn (-9.0) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. UConn's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 3.5) narrows that gap at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. Beyond home field, the model also charges Syracuse's bye week. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Syracuse vs UConn at Pratt & Whitney Stadium?

The latest reading for Pratt & Whitney Stadium shows Fog, 72°F with winds of 4 mph. There is a 52% chance of rain, though little accumulation is expected. Blue Chip has not been able to measure a reliable line effect from rain, so treat this as context rather than signal. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

How do Syracuse and UConn compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Syracuse (-4.6) over UConn (-9.0) by 4.4 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, UConn faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. UConn brings one of the stronger home environments in the FBS to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 3.5). 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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Blue Chip makes this Syracuse -1.6. No market line is posted yet for comparison.

Conditions

as of August 22, 2026 Preliminary

Fog

72°F

Rain52%
Precip0.00"
Humidity99%
Wind4 mph SSE
Gusts7 mph
Wind map for Syracuse at UConn: aerial view of Pratt & Whitney Stadium, wind from the SSE at 4 mph, gusting to 6.6 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 5
Kickoff (local)
12:00 PM EDT
Venue
Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Capacity
36,000
Elevation
46 ft
Surface
Grass

Travel and rest

Measure SyracuseAway UConnHome
This week200 miles0 miles
Last weekBye week1,309 miles
Season total737 miles3,653 miles
Body clock12:0012:00
Rest16 days7 days

Syracuse travels 200 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.