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Syracuse Orange vs. Virginia Tech Hokies
The Syracuse Orange and the Virginia Tech Hokies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Hokies as -1.5-point favorites versus the Orange, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
Virginia Tech won its last outing, a 30-13 result against Demon Deacons on October 14. Virginia Tech covered in that game as a -1-point favorite, while the 43 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Syracuse was a 41-3 loser in its last match on the road against Seminoles. They failed to cover the +19-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 44 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Syracuse:
Team record: 4-3 SU,3-3-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Syracuse is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse's last 5 games
Syracuse is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Virginia Tech:
Team record: 3-4 SU,4-3 ATS
Virginia Tech is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games
Virginia Tech is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia Tech's last 9 games at home
Next up:
Syracuse home to Boston College Friday, November 3
Virginia Tech at Louisville Saturday, November 4