Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-0) and the Syracuse Orangemen (0-0) are all set to play on opening day, and this college football game has an 8:00 PM ET start time.
Offshore sportsbooks list the home-team Orangemen as 6-point favorites on the spread while many Las Vegas establishments have better odds on the Demon Deacons with Wynn and MGM Mirage offering +6.5.
The money line is around Syracuse -240 no matter where you plan on wagering, and close to 65% of tracked college football bettors are taking the Orangemen.
The Wake Forest vs. Syracuse total is at 49.5 just about everywhere online, while Las Vegas has different numbers depending on where you put in your bet.
Those that prefer the over will enjoy the number of 49 that Leroy’s is offering, while under bettors should check out Stations where the line is at 50.5.
Bet-tracking websites show that the under is garnering roughly 65% of all bets on the total.
Syracuse and Wake Forest haven’t met up often, with their last meeting coming in 2006 when the Demon Deacons won 20-10 but failed to cover as 14-point favorites on the spread.
It is interesting to note that the Orangemen have covered the point spread in 7 of their last 9 September games while the Demon Deacons have only defeated the odds in 1 of their last 5 during this opening month.
One big issue that Syracuse will have to overcome is the massive injuries to their depth at the offensive line positions.
Center Ian Allport (concussion) and guard Nick Lepak (concussion) are both listed as questionable for the Wake Forest game, while tackle Sean Hickey is done for the season because of a knee injury.
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