Syracuse-West Virginia Preview

The Syracuse Orangemen and the West Virginia Mountaineers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Mountaineers listed as 24-point favorites versus the Orangemen, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Cam Dantley was 9-for-17 for 137 yards passing and two TDs and Curtis Brinkley had 119 yards rushing on 16 carries as Syracuse lost 34-24 to Pittsburgh in Week 5.
The Orange managed to cover the 14-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the day’s posted total of 48.
Jarrett Brown’s touchdown run in the third quarter proved to be the difference as West Virginia beat Rutgers 24-17 in Week 6.
The Mountaineers failed to cover the 14-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the day’s posted total of 49.
Current streak:
West Virginia has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Syracuse: 1-4 SU, 1-3 ATS
West Virginia: 3-2 SU, 1-3 ATS
Syracuse most recently:
When playing in October are 1-9
When playing on turf are 2-8
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 2-8

West Virginia most recently:
When playing in October are 9-1
When playing on turf are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse’s last 6 games on the road
Syracuse is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Syracuse is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against West Virginia
Syracuse is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games when playing West Virginia
West Virginia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Syracuse
West Virginia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
West Virginia is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Syracuse
West Virginia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Syracuse
Next up:
Syracuse at South Florida, Saturday, October 18
West Virginia home to Auburn, Thursday, October 23

 

 

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