Friday, May 18th, 2012
Saturday’s college football game between the Syracuse Orangemen (5-6) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (5-6) should be competitive, and you can watch the action live on the ESPN 2 channel.
Kickoff is slated for 12:00 PM ET and Syracuse will be putting their 1-3 road record on the line against Pittsburgh and their 4-3 home mark.
The Panthers have won all 6 head-to-head meetings played between these schools since 2005, and they’ve covered the point spread in 4 of those games.
Pittsburgh was a 45-14 winner as a 2.5-point favorite last year and also grabbed a 37-10 victory as 21-point favorites the last time they were at home against Syracuse in 2009.
The under has hit in 3 of the last 5 games played between these schools although the over was a winner last season.
Pittsburgh opened up as a 13-point favorite with a total of 46, but both lines have shifted in the days leading up to Saturday’s clash.
The Panthers have been bet down to -10 on the point spread, while the total went up a point and currently sits at 47.
Certain sportsbooks have Syracuse as high as +10.5, but you’ll have to shop around quite a bit to find that line.
Despite only winning outright in 3 of their last 8 games, the Panthers have covered the point spread in 6 of those matchups.
They’ve gone under in 5 of their last 6 overall heading into the game with Syracuse.
The Orangemen have lost 4 straight and they’ve failed to cover the point spread in any of those games.
Syracuse was favored by either 2 or 3 points in all 4 games and the closest they came was losing by 7.
The Orangemen have gone over the total in 4 of their last 6 overall.
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