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Syracuse

ACC · 1-1 (0-1 ACC) · power +5.2 · #122
Our numberSYR -3.1 no book has priced this game

Boston College

ACC · 1-1 · power +4.0 · #131
Our side
MoneylineBC to win ours 52%
Projected score 27–24 SYR – BC
2026-11-21 · kickoff TBD Alumni Stadium (Chestnut Hill, MA) · Chestnut Hill, MA ACC game Early season

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Series Syracuse lead 34–25 · 59 meetings since 1924
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Boston College Eagles 76 ranks
Syracuse Orange #232 rush offense Boston College Eagles #156 run defense
Pass game edge Boston College Eagles 64 ranks
Syracuse Orange #260 pass offense Boston College Eagles #196 pass defense
Run game edge Boston College Eagles 79 ranks
Boston College Eagles #175 rush offense Syracuse Orange #254 run defense
Pass game edge Boston College Eagles 112 ranks
Boston College Eagles #140 pass offense Syracuse Orange #252 pass defense
Syracuse Orange Balanced · 51% run Ball-control Boston College Eagles Balanced · 45% run Avg pace
Fran Brown · 13-12 Bill O'Brien · 9-16

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Syracuse Orange
WR Umari Hatcher 14 rec · 224 yds · 2 TD #38 WR
TE Daunte Bacheyie 6 rec · 85 yds · 2 TD #21 TE
LB Chris D'Appolonia 15 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #111 LB
RB Shavane Anderson Jr. 120 rush yds · 3 TD #148 RB
Boston College Eagles
LB Anthony Palano 22 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL #3 LB
DB Marcus Upton 13 tkl · 2 PD #134 DB
DL E'Lla Boykin 8 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL #211 DL
RB Evan Dickens 103 rush yds · 2 TD · 6 rec #85 RB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Syracuse OrangeACC +5.2 +1.5 +3.7 #122
Boston College EaglesACC +4.0 +0.7 +3.3 #131

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Syracuse offense vs Boston College defense-1.8 pts
Boston College offense vs Syracuse defense-3.0 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.