The Syracuse Orange will travel to Tallahassee, Florida to face the 4^th ranked Florida State Seminoles in a battle of two ACC teams at Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday afternoon at 12:00 PM with the game airing nationally on ABC in week 7 of the college football season.

Syracuse enters this game with a record of 4-2 following a 7-40 loss on the road against the North Carolina Tar Heels while failing to cover the 9.5-point spread as a road underdog in week 6 of the college football season. The Orange scored 7 points while compiling a total of 221 yards offensively which included 129 passing yards and 92 rushing yards while allowing 40 points and 644 total yards defensively which included 442 passing yards and 202 rushing yards. Garrett Shrader led the team in passing, completing 15 of 21 attempts for 124 yards and an interception while rushing for 28 yards. LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 38 yards and a touchdown while adding three receptions for eight yards. Umari Hatcher led the team in receiving, catching all six targets for 85 yards.

The Florida State Seminoles enter this game ranked 4^th in the AP Poll and 4^th in the Coaches Poll with a record of 5-0 following a 39-17 win at home against the Virginia Tech Hokies while failing to cover the 23.5-point spread as a home favorite in week 6 of the college football season. Florida State scored 39 points while compiling a total of 452 yards offensively which included 170 passing yards and 282 rushing yards while allowing 17 points and 313 total yards defensively which included 104 passing yards and 209 rushing yards. Jordan Travis led the team in passing, completing 18 of 24 attempts for 170 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 25 yards. Trey Benson led the team in rushing with 11 carries for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Johnny Wilson led the team in receiving, catching all four targets for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

BookMaker has the Florida State Seminoles listed as 17.5-point favorites at home against the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon in week 7 of the college football season. Florida State has won nine of the last ten including the previous three matchups in a row while going 6-4 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. Syracuse is 3-2-1 ATS overall, 1-1 ATS on the road, 0-2 ATS as an underdog, and 0-2 ATS in conference games this season while the Florida State Seminoles are 3-2 ATS overall, 1-1 ATS at home, 2-2 ATS as a favorite, and 1-2 ATS in conference games on the year. 

Florida State has looked like one of the best teams in college football this season and has won their first three conference games while having dominated the series against Syracuse winning nine of the last ten including the previous three meetings. The Seminoles have also been the better team at covering the spread in the series as they have covered in six of the last ten and two of the last three matchups which is why I am recommending buying the .5 point and taking the Seminoles -17 at home when they play the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon.