Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/24/2024

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Thursday, October 24, 2024

Venue:  Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +5.5, Pittsburgh -5.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +5.5, Pittsburgh -5.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +5.5, Pittsburgh -5.5; Over/Under:  61.5 points

Syracuse Orange:  5-1 (2-1) (6th place, ACC)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  6-0 (2-0) (2nd place, ACC)

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Syracuse Orange:  won their last game on the road against the North Carolina State Wolfpack 24-17.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  won their last game at home against the California Golden Bears 17-15.

Syracuse is entering this game with a 5-1 record overall and they have a 2-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against NC State 24-17. Kyle McCord was the starting QB and he completed 31/42 passes for 346 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing yards with 91 and 1 TD. Jackson Meeks led the receivers with 116 receiving yards on 11 receptions and 1 TD. Justin Barron led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Justin Barron and Devin Grant each led the defense in sacks with 1. Justin Barron came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Pittsburgh is entering this game with a 6-0 record overall and they have a 2-0 record in their conference games too. They are 4-0 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against California 17-15. Eli Holstein was the starting QB and he completed 14/28 passes for 133 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Desmond Reid led the team in rushing yards with 120 and 2 TDs. Konata Mumpfield led the receivers with 37 receiving yards on 3 receptions. Kyle Louis led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while Jimmy Scott led the defense in sacks with 3. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Syracuse listed as a 5.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Syracuse has looked good in their games this season with their 5-1 record overall and their 2-1 conference record. They lost their only conference game at home to Stanford, but they have looked a lot better in their games since then. They are 2-0 in their road games this year too and their defense looked a lot better in their last one. They also have a solid QB with McCord and he has looked better in the offense since that 1 loss they took. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has looked great in their games this season with their 6-0 record overall and their 2-0 conference record. They are one of the few undefeated teams left in the ACC, but they struggled a lot more in their last game. Their defense still looked good but their offense struggled to put up points at home. This game is on a Thursday night so it should be a shorter week for these two, but both teams are also coming out of their bye week so rest and prep will be no issue here. Both teams have had time to prepare for this game and Syracuse has looked a lot better in their games lately while Pitt has been hanging onto wins all season. Syracuse is going to bring their best effort too so they can be the team to give Pitt their first loss of the season. The best way to place a bet here is on Syracuse to cover the spread in this game. 

Syracuse Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, October 24, 2024 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Syracuse 24 Pittsburgh 23.

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Syracuse Orange: 2-6 ATS as a road underdog. 7-12 ATS against conference opponents. 0-6 ATS vs. good passing teams averaging 250 or more passing yards/game. 0-7 ATS versus good offensive teams - averaging 425 yards/game or more. 2-6 ATS vs. good offensive  teams - scoring 31 or more points/game.

Pittsburgh Panthers: 3-1 ATS after a bye week. 4-1 ATS after 3 or more consecutive straight up wins. 3-0 ATS after a win by 6 or less points. 7-2 1H ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 10 points. 6-2 1H ATS off a win against a conference rival. 

Syracuse Orange:  D. Wohlabaugh (OL) Questionable - Leg. J. Ross-Simmons (WR) Questionable - Hamstring.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  N. Maynard (DB) Out - Arm. J. Goff (RB) Questionable - Arm. R. Hammond (RB) Out - Eligibility.

“Just thankful that we’ve been able to start off pretty good. I thought we gave up too many big plays, but we were able to complement each other… I’m just happy for Syracuse University right now.” - Fran Brown after his team’s win against NCSU in their last game. 

“I think our team needed a win like this. Even if we’re not clicking, (the defense) is clicking and going to get us stops and help us go win the game.” - Eli Holstein after their win against Cal in their last game. 

WR Meeks, Jackson

WR Hatcher, Umari 

WR Pena, Trebor

TE Gadsden II, Oronde

QB McCord, Kyle 

RB Allen, LeQuint 

WR Johnson, Kenny 

WR Mumpfield, Konata 

WR Williams Jr., Raphael 

TE Bartholomew, Gavin 

QB Holstein, Eli

RB Reid, Desmond 

Passing: K. McCord (2160)

Rushing: L. Allen (449)

Receiving: J. Meeks (459)

Touchdowns: L. Allen (7)

Passing: E. Holstein (1700)

Rushing: D. Reid (494)

Receiving: K. Mumpfield (463)

Touchdowns: D. Reid (7)

Coaches:

Syracuse Orange: Fran Brown (1st season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Pat Narduzzi (10th season)