Miami Florida vs Syracuse 11/30/24 Game Information

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Miami Florida (10-1, 6-1 in ACC) heads to Syracuse on Saturday afternoon to face Syracuse (8-2, 4-3 in ACC) in a game very important to Cam Ward (100/1 to win Heisman Trophy, DraftKings) and the visitors. The Hurricanes are currently ranked No. 6 but seeded No. 3 in the College Football Playoff and would get a First Round Bye and play the winner of Indiana vs Penn State in the Quarterfinals. Miami Florida could still also have to play in the ACC Championship Game vs SMU (No. 10 seed) if they can win here. The Moneyline odds have the Hurricanes as big -400 Favorites with host Syracuse as a +310 Underdog.

Miami Florida Controls its Own Destiny Right Now 

Miami Florida (6-5-0 ATS, 7-3-0 O/U) has been a good Over team with Ward (3,774 passing yards, 34 TD, 7 Interceptions) pulling the strings and RBs Damien Martinez (739 rushing yards, 8 TD, 5.5 ypc) and Mark Fletcher Jr. (499 rushing yards, 6 TD, 5.7 ypc) and WRs Xavier Restreo (979 receiving yards, 10 TD, 16.3 ypc) and Jacolby George (607 receiving yards, 7 TD, 13.5 ypc) providing him quality skill position players. The Hurricanes would be in a prime position for a First Round Bye if not for that loss at Georgia Tech, but as it is, they are in a good spot and can control their own destiny with a win here vs. the Orange and a win over SMU in the ACC title tilt. It will be very hard for the committee to downgrade them should those two things happen.

Miami Florida Betting Trends

• Miami Florida is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
• The Over is 6-3-1 in the Hurricanes last 7 games 
• Miami won the last meeting 27-19 in 2017 but failed to cover ATS (-17.5)
• The Under is 3-1 in the last 4 Miami Florida games
• The Hurricanes are #1 in the nation in Scoring Offense (45.1 ppg)

Syracuse Can Be a Spoiler Once Again This Season

Syracuse (5-6-0 ATS, 5-5-1 O/U) is led by talented QB Kyle McCord (3,946 passing yards, 26 TD, 12 Interceptions) and the Orange have a dependable RB in LeQuint Allen (819 rushing yards, 12 TD, 4.3 ypc) and a solid TE in Oronde Gadsden (810 receiving yards) and this team will make a Bowl and has proven to be a good spoiler. Syracuse handed UNLV its first loss this Regular Season and has beaten Virginia Tech, NC State and Cal. This team hasn’t lost 2 in a row and heads in with a 2-game win streak, beating Connecticut in Week 13 (31-24) and California in Week 12 (33-25) in one-score games.

Syracuse Betting Trends

• Syracuse has won 6 of its last 8 SU (lost to PITT, BC)
• The Over is 2-0 in Syracuse’s last 2 at Home after 3 Unders
• The Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 Orange games overall
• McCord has thrown for over 300 yards in 10 of 11 games this season
• Syracuse is 3-7 ATS in the First Quarter in last 10 (-4.90 Units, -42% ROI)

Miami Florida vs Syracuse Pick and Prediction

There will be a lot of points scored in this one, but with the Total so darn high, it’s hard to offer up the Over in this Miami Florida vs Syracuse free NCAAF pick. Instead, let’s take McCord and the Home team in the spoiler’s role and take the points. Currently (Friday) the online market is showing the Hurricanes as Favorites in the -11 to -11.5, so if you like the Orange, maybe wait until closer to kick off to see it you can find a  12 as many perceived Square Favorites bettors wager closer to when the games start. This is actually a game Syracuse can also win outright, despite all that’s at stake for Miami Florida.

Kevin’s Pick: Syracuse +11.5 (FanDuel)