The Syracuse Orange (5-5, 2-4 ACC) visit the No. 24 NC State Wolfpack (7-3, 4-2) Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Syracuse vs. NC State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Orange need just one win for bowl eligibility, which would be a nice feather in the cap of head coach Dino Babers. It’s going to be a tall order with a trip to NC State and a home date with Pitt, two ranked teams, to close out the regular season.
The Wolfpack are looking to bounce back after a 45-42 loss at Wake Forest last week. NC State has two ACC losses in the past four games, falling by a total of four points. They’re just 3-3 ATS in the previous six after a 3-1 ATS start.
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Syracuse at NC State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Syracuse +360 (bet $100 to win $360) | NC State -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Syracuse +11.5 (-112) | NC State -11.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Syracuse at NC State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
NC State 37, Syracuse 22
Money line
NC State (-500) will cost you five times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive, even though the Wolfpack should take care of business on its home field.
PASS.
Against the spread
NC STATE -11.5 (-108) is worth playing lightly as Syracuse +11.5 (-112) has been a strong play against the number all season. The Orange are 7-1 ATS across the past eight games, seeing a 7-0 ATS run snapped last week in a 41-3 beatdown at Louisville. The Wolfpack are 4-1 ATS in five games at Carter-Finley, and they won’t be denied on Senior Day in Raleigh.
Over/Under
The OVER 49.5 (-110) is the lean here. The Over has cashed in three of the past four games at home for NC State, while hitting in two of the past three on the road for Syracuse.
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