2024 College Football Week 9 pick

The No. 20 Pittsburgh Panthers (6-0) face another ACC foe when they host the Syracuse Orange (5-1) on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at Acrisure Stadium. The game will air on ESPN at 7:30 PM ET. Below, we analyze the BetMGM Sportsbook lines around Pittsburgh vs Syracuse odds and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Panthers faced the California Golden Bears in their last outing, winning 17-15. The Orange’s last game ended with a 24-17 win over the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Eli Holstein threw for 133 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions on 14-of-28 passing (50.0%) for the Panthers in this matchup against the Golden Bears. Desmond Reid totaled 120 rushing yards on 16 carries (7.5 yards per carry), scoring two touchdowns on the ground. He added one catch for 19 yards. Konata Mumpfield had three receptions for 37 yards (12.3 per catch) against the Golden Bears.

Kyle McCord threw for 346 yards for the Orange against the Wolfpack, going 31-for-42 (73.8%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. In that matchup, LeQuint Allen had a game-high 21 carries for 91 yards (4.3 yards per attempt) with one touchdown. He also added two receptions for 28 yards. Jackson Meeks recorded 11 catches for 116 yards (on 14 targets), with one touchdown.

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Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; go to USA TODAY’s sports scores and sports betting center for a complete list. Lines last updated Tuesday at 10:26 p.m.

• Moneyline (ML): Pittsburgh -219 (Bet $219 to win $100) | Syracuse +178 (bet $100 to win $178)
• Against the spread (ATS): Pittsburgh -5.5 (-113) | Syracuse +5.5 (-107)
• Over/Under (O/U): 62.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)

How to make Pittsburgh vs Syracuse picks

prediction

Pittsburgh 34, Syracuse 25

Moneyline

• Moneyline Selection: Pittsburgh -219
• Pittsburgh has yet to lose when playing as a moneyline favorite this season, going 4-0.
• The Panthers have played as -219 or less money line favorites in just two games this season, winning both of them.
• Syracuse has won both games it has played as an underdog this season.
• The Orange haven’t entered any game this season as a bigger underdog on the money line than +178 odds to win that game.

Against the spread

• ATS selection: Pittsburgh -5.5
• The Panthers record against the spread is 5-1-0.
• Pittsburgh is undefeated ATS (2-0) as a favorite of 5.5 points or more this season.
• Against the spread, the Orange are 3-3-0 this year.
• Syracuse has covered each time (1-0) as an underdog of 5.5 points or more this season.

Above/below

• Choose O/U: Less than 62.5 points
• The Panthers and their opponents have been outscored by a combined 62.5 points in three of six games this season.
• The Orange have only played one game this season that ended with a total of more than 62.5 points.
• Those teams are scoring a combined 74.6 points per game, 12.1 more than the over/under for this game.
• These two teams combined give up 48.2 points per game, 14.3 less than the total in this competition.
• The Panthers are averaging 60.5 points in their matchups this year, 2.0 points less than their over/under going into this game.
• Orange outings this season are averaging 54.7 points over/under, 7.8 points less than the total for this game.

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