Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium with TV coverage on ESPN.
- Sportsbooks list Miami around -28.5 with totals near 45–47.5 and reported moneylines of roughly Miami -650 and Syracuse +3000.
- Miami returns from a 26-20 overtime loss at SMU that dented its College Football Playoff outlook despite a defense ranked among the nation’s best in scoring.
- Coach Mario Cristobal said WR C.J. Daniels and CB O.J. Frederique Jr. are out for a couple of weeks, with RB Mark Fletcher Jr. a possibility to sit after an injury at SMU.
- Syracuse has dropped five straight since QB Steve Angeli’s season-ending Achilles injury, has rotated quarterbacks including walk-on Joseph Filardi, and has reassigned offensive duties after dismissing passing-game coordinator Myles White.