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Syracuse Orange vs. Tennessee Volunteers
Mercedes-Benz Stadium has a Week 1 contest on tap for Saturday as the Syracuse Orange and the Tennessee Volunteers play their season openers.
Oddsmakers opened the Volunteers as -12.5-point favorites versus the Orange, while the game's total opened at 55.5.
Last time out for Tennessee, they were a 42-17 loser as they battled Buckeyes on the road. Tennessee failed to cover in the match as a +7-point underdog, while 59 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Syracuse won its last outing, a 52-35 result against Cougars on December 27. Syracuse failed to cover in that game as a -19-point favorite, while the 87 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Syracuse:
Team record: 10-3 SU,6-7 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Syracuse is 8-14-1 ATS in its last 23 games
Syracuse is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 6 games
Tennessee:
Team record: 10-3 SU,7-6 ATS
Tennessee is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Tennessee is 12-3 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Tennessee's last 6 games
Next up:
Syracuse home to UCONN Saturday, September 6
Tennessee home to East Tennessee State Saturday, September 6