Syracuse vs Washington State Prediction
| What: | DirecTV Holiday Bowl |
| When: | Friday, December 27, 2024 at 8:00 EST/5:00 PST |
| Where: | Snapdragon Stadium (Latitude 36 Bermuda Gass), San Diego, California |
| Syracuse vs Washington State Line: | Syracuse -17 |
| Total: | 59.5 |
| TV: | FOX |
Syracuse vs Washington State Prediction
No. 21 Syracuse (9-3, 5-3 in ACC) will face Washington State (8-4, 0-1 in Pac-12) in the DirecTV Holiday Bowl on Friday night in San Diego in the highest Bowl Point Spread on the betting board. In the last 5, the Orange are 4-1, defeating Virginia Tech by 7 in OT (38-31), losing to Boston College by 6 (37-31), and then winning their last 3 in the Regular Season, topping Cal by 8 (33-25), Connecticut by 7 (31-24), and Miami Florida by 4 (42-36). In the Cougars last 5, they went 2-3, beating San Diego State by 3 (29-26) and Utah State by 21 (49-28), and then losing by 4 to New Mexico (39-35), by 3 to Oregon State by 3 (41-38), and by 1 to Wyoming (15-14). Syracuse is 16-11-1 in Bowl games and has lost 2 straight, falling to South Florida by 45 in the Boca Raton Bowl (45-0) while Washington State has gone 8-10 in its 18 appearances in Bowl games.
No. 21 Syracuse Locked and Loaded For This One
Syracuse (6-6-0 ATS, 6-5-0 O/U) opened up as 6.5-Point Favorites here, but with Washington State having so many players and coaches not involved here, the number has blown up 10 points already to 16.5-Point Favorites. The Orange (-750 Moneyline) have 4 dudes in the transfer Portal and are led by talented QB Kyle McCord (4,326 Passing yards, 29 TD, 12 Interceptions), RB LeQuint Allen (901 Rushing yards, 14 TD, 4.3 ypc), WR Jackson Meeks (911 Receiving yards), and TE Oronde Gadsden II (860 Receiving yards, 5 TD, 12/5 ypc). Syracuse handed UNLV its first loss this Regular Season and beat Virginia Tech, NC State. Cal, and dented Miami Florida’s chances to make the first-ever College Football Playoff (CFP). Expect everyone on the Orange to play. “We don’t opt out around here,” Syracuse Head Coach Fran Brown said. Bravo, coach.
Syracuse Betting Trends
- Syracuse has won 7 of its last 9 games SU (lost to PITT, BC)
- The Over is 2-0-0 in Syracuse’s last 2 games (70 and 65 points)
- The Over is 4-0-1 in the last 5 Orange games overall
- McCord has thrown for over 300 yards in 11 of 12 games this season
- Syracuse was 5-7-1 in the 2024 NCAAF season (41.7%)
- The Orange have alternated ATS Wins/Losses the last 7 (WLWLWLW)
Washington State Swallowed by Transfer Portal
No team in a Bowl game has fewer key elements in December than Washington State (6-6-0 ATS, 6-6-0 O/U). The Cougars (+525 Moneyline) saw Head Coach Jake Dickert leave for Wake Forest and OC Ben Arbud (Oklahoma) is also leaving Pulliam. All in all, WSU will be without its HC, OC, DC, QBs Coach, and RBs Coach, so you can see what this line bloated. Ten starters entered the Transfer Portal for the Cougars, including starting QB John Mateer (Oklahoma), starting RB Wayshawn Parker (Utah), and WR Kris Hudson (Arizona). With Mateer out, Zevi Eckhaus (61 passing yards, TD) will likely get the start. This is a team that may have been better off opting out of its Bowl invite, but Wazoo didn’t so now they will have to face the music. This team lost to New Mexico and Wyoming.
Washington State Betting Trends
- Washington State is 0-3 SU/ATS the last 3 games overall
- The Cougars went 1-4-0 ATS in their last 5 Road games
- Washington State had been favored in 7 straight games
- The Cougars are 9-2 in the First Half Moneyline last 11 (+5.50 Units, 12% ROI)
- Washington State was 6-6-0 ATS in the 2023 NCAAF Season (50%) Syracuse is set to face off against Washington State in an anticipated college football game on December 27, 2024. As per our prediction, Washington State’s performance in the 2023 NCAAF Season suggests a 50% Against The Spread (ATS) record. Syracuse is expected to play against Washington State on December 27, 2024, in a highly anticipated college football match. Our prediction takes into account that Washington State had a 50% Against The Spread (ATS) record in the 2023 NCAAF Season.
Syracuse vs Washington State Prediction
These two teams have only played one time, in 1979 when the Orange painted the Cougars black in a 27-point romp (52-25). This Syracuse vs Washington State NCAAF pick will back the Smart and public money which sees one team with all of its players and intent on making a good showing facing another team with none of its coaches, most of its starters nowhere to be found in the age of NIL money, and its star starting QB not playing. This McCord kid for Syracuse is the real deal and this team can put up the points and could very well go Over the Total themselves if all goes right (or wrong for Wazoo). The quote from HC shows this team will come to play on Friday night and expect them to come out of the gates fast in ideal Weather conditions in San Diego (64°). This one could get ugly.
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Kevin’s Pick: Syracuse -16.5