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College Football Betting Preview: Boston College Eagles vs. Syracuse Orange

November 3, 2023



The Boston College Eagles will travel to Syracuse, New York to face the Syracuse Orange at JMA Wireless Dome in an ACC battle on Friday evening on ESPN 2 with the game kicking off at 7:30 PM ET.

Boston College enters this game with a record of 5-3 and is on a four-game winning streak following a 21-14 win at home against the UConn Huskies while failing to cover the 14.5-point spread as a home favorite in week 9 of the college football season. The Eagles scored 21 points while compiling a total of 433 yards offensively which included 187 passing yards and 246 rushing yards while allowing 14 points and 222 total yards defensively which included 130 passing yards and 92 rushing yards. Thomas Castellanos led the team in passing, completing 16 of 24 attempts for 151 yards with a touchdown and an interception while rushing for 45 yards on 14 attempts. Kye Robichaux led the team in rushing with 23 carries for 112 yards and two touchdowns. Jaedn Skeete led the team in receiving, catching all four targets for 61 yards.

The Syracuse Orange enter this game with a record of 4-4 and are on a four-game losing streak following a 10-38 loss on the road against the Virginia Tech Hokies while failing to cover the 2.5-point spread as a road underdog in week 9 of the college football season. Syracuse scored 10 points while compiling a total of 138 yards offensively which included 138 passing yards and 0 rushing yards while allowing 38 points and 528 total yards defensively which included 210 passing yards and 318 rushing yards. Garrett Shrader led the team in passing, completing 12 of 18 attempts for 138 yards and a touchdown. LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing with 14 carries for 42 yards while adding two receptions for 13 yards. Damien Alford led the team in receiving, catching four of seven targets for 70 yards. 

BookMaker has the Syracuse Orange listed as 3-point favorites at home against the Boston College Eagles on Friday evening in week 10 of the college football season. Syracuse has won six of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while going 6-4 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Boston College Eagles are 3-5 ATS overall, 2-1 ATS on the road, 3-1 ATS as an underdog, and 2-2 ATS in conference games this season while the Syracuse Orange are 3-4-1 ATS overall, 2-1-1 ATS at home, 3-0-1 ATS as a favorite, and 0-4 ATS in conference games on the year.

These teams are entering this matchup going in two different directions with Boston College having won their last four games in a row while Syracuse has lost their last four games in a row. However, Syracuse has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten and two of the last three games while also being one of the better teams in the conference at covering the spread as a favorite going 3-0-1 ATS as a favorite this season which is why I am laying the points with the Orange when they host the Eagles on Friday evening. 

Spooky Express Pick: Syracuse Orange -3