The South Florida Bulls (1-3) are seeking to break a three-game losing streak as they take on the Syracuse Orange (3-1). The game starts at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct 10 and will be available on CBSS.
In last week’s matchup, South Florida lost to Memphis 24-17. Elkanah Dillon had a quality performance in the loss, grabbing two receptions for 30 yards and one TD. Sean Price put up 66 receiving yards on two catches. Syracuse also fell short, losing to LSU 34-24. Brisly Estime had a solid performance for the Orange, pulling in two receptions for 50 yards and one TD. Zack Mahoney had 154 yards and three TDs through the air.
The Orange are a five-point underdog against the Bulls and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is unavailable currently.
Even with a subpar Straight Up (SU) record of 1-3, the Bulls played better than expected, going 2-1-1 Against The Spread (ATS) so far this year.
In the other locker room, the Orange head into Week 6 with records of 3-1 for both ATS and SU. Passing the ball has resulted in very positive outcomes for the Orange, who average the 17th-best yards per pass in the nation with 14.4. Moving on to the Syracuse defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Bulls. The Orange have been embarrassing their opponent’s offensive lines this year. Syracuse’s defense ranks 24th in the country with an average of 2.8 sacks per game. Syracuse has put in some strong special teams performances this season. The team has averaged 135.8 return yards per game, ranking them 11th in the nation.
Predictions: SU Winner – Syracuse, ATS Winner – Syracuse
Notes
South Florida is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games.
South Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of South Florida’s last 24 games.
South Florida is 6-17-2 ATS in its last 25 games at home.
South Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Florida’s last 6 games at home.
South Florida is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Syracuse.
Syracuse is 2-0 SU when leading at the half this season. South Florida is 1-1 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
South Florida is winless (0-2 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, and an even 1-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
When comparing just conference ratings, South Florida seems to hold the overall advantage in the passing game. Its offensive passing attack (ranked fifth in the Big East) will face the eighth-ranked pass defense of Syracuse, while its fifth-ranked pass defense will look to limit the eighth-ranked passing game of the Orange.
When analyzing just in-conference ranks, South Florida seems to have the overall advantage in the run game. Its fourth-ranked rushing attack will face the sixth-ranked run defense of Syracuse, while its fourth-ranked run defense will look to contain the sixth-ranked rushing game of the Orange.
