The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-2, 2-2 ACC) travel north to meet the Syracuse Orange (1-5, 1-4 ACC) in a Saturday afternoon (noon ET) contest at the Carrier Dome. We analyze the Wake Forest-Syracuse college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Wake Forest at Syracuse: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Wake Forest -625 (bet $625 to win $100) | Syracuse +450 (bet $100 to win $450)
- Against the spread/ATS: Wake Forest -13 (-110) | Syracuse +13 (-110)
- Over/Under: 60.5 (O: -115 | U: -106)
Wake Forest at Syracuse: Three things to know
- Syracuse has scored more than 21 points just twice in six games this season. The Orange are averaging just 19.8 points per game (86th in FBS). They head into this contest on a three-game losing streak.
- Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman has thrown just three touchdown passes over the Deacons’ five games. But Hartman has managed to a Wake offense that ranks 43rd nationally with an average of 417.6 total yards per game. RB Kenneth Walker has racked up 8 TDs and figures to be a problem for an Orange defense which has allowed 5.1 yards per carry and 235 yards per game.
- The Demon Deacons are 0-5 against the spread in their last five road games. That stretch includes a 39-30 overtime loss to Syracuse last season (Nov. 30). The Orange did not allow a Wake Forest touchdown in the first half of that contest.
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Wake Forest at Syracuse: Odds, prediction, betting lines and picks
Prediction
Wake Forest 31, Syracuse 24
Money line (ML)
Peg the Orange with a better defense than what is indicated by most of their surface numbers. A bit of regression in Syracuse’s third-down efficiency and with Wake’s red-zone and turnover successes, and the analytic lean toward the home side is moderate-to-strong. BACK SYRACUSE +450.
Against the spread (ATS)
Wake Forest is 1-4 ATS in their last five games at the Carrier Dome. The Deacons are 0-6-1 in their last seven games as a road favorite. Again, BACK SYRACUSE +13 (-110).
Over/Under (O/U)
The lean here is toward the Under, but not with as much conviction as the sides. Consider a partial-unit play BACKING THE UNDER 60.5 (-110).
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