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One of the top rushers in college football will be on display when Desmond Reid and the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) take on the Syracuse Orange (5-1) on Thursday, October 24, 2024.
The Panthers are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-6), against the Orange. The over/under for this game is 62 points.
Read on for our betting preview for this season, and discover all of our predictions here, too!
Pittsburgh -6 vs. Syracuse
Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Panthers (-6)
- Moneyline: Panthers (-221), Orange (+179)
- Total: 62 points
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse Betting Stats and Info
The Panthers have won five games against the spread (in six opportunities). The Panthers have won all two games against the spread when favored by 6 points or more. Pittsburgh has been listed as moneyline favorites four times this season, and has recorded a 4-0 record in those contests. Syracuse is 3-3-0 against the spread this season. When underdogs by 6 points or more, the Orange have covered the spread in all one game. Syracuse has been listed as an underdog on the moneyline two times this season, and it won both of the games.
Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse Recent Stats and Trends
Pittsburgh Panthers
- Pittsburgh has covered the spread twice, and is 3-0 overall, in its last three contests.
- In Pittsburgh’s past three games, it has gone over the total once.
- Pittsburgh’s scoring average over the last three games is 1.2 points lower than the 62 over/under listed for this matchup.
Syracuse Orange
- Syracuse has covered the spread twice and is 3-0 overall in its last three contests.
- In Syracuse’s past three games, it has gone over the total once.
- Syracuse’s average total over the last three games is 6.5 points fewer than the 62 over/under listed for this matchup.
Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse Key Players
Pittsburgh Panthers
- This year Eli Holstein has recorded 1,700 passing yards (283.3 YPG) while completing 63.3% of his passes, with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also has 266 yards on the ground on 56 attempts (plus three scores), averaging 44.3 yards per game.
- Reid has churned out a team-high 494 rushing yards (82.3 per game) and racked up three touchdowns. He has tacked on 25 catches for 341 yards with four receiving touchdowns.
- Konata Mumpfield has reeled in 26 passes for a team-high 463 yards plus three touchdowns. He averages 77.2 receiving yards per game.
- Kenny Johnson has 258 receiving yards on 21 receptions (34 targets), with two touchdowns, averaging 43 yards per game.
- Jimmy Scott has collected a team-leading four sacks, while adding five TFL and 11 tackles.
- Over his current campaign, Kyle Louis has 34 tackles, six TFL, three sacks, and two interceptions, and leads the team in both interceptions and tackles.
Syracuse Orange
- Kyle McCord has thrown for 2,160 yards while completing 65.6% of his passes, with 19 touchdowns and six interceptions (360 yards per game).
- LeQuint Allen has 94 carries for a team-high 449 rushing yards (74.8 per game) and four touchdowns. He also has 31 catches for 254 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
- Yasin Willis has run for 104 yards on 25 carries (17.3 yards per game), with one touchdown on the ground.
- This season Jackson Meeks has 38 receptions and leads the team with 459 yards (76.5 per game) while scoring four touchdowns.
- Trebor Pena has been targeted 53 times, and added 458 yards (on 42 catches) and five touchdowns.
- Oronde Gadsden II is averaging 72.2 yards per game, with 32 catches for 433 yards and three touchdowns.
- KingJoseph Edwards has notched a team-leading three sacks, while adding three TFL and three tackles.
- Justin Barron has totaled 32 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and one interception, and he’s tops on his team in tackles.
- In terms of picks, James Heard Jr. leads the team with one interception this season and has added three tackles and one pass defended.