Syracuse Orange vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/04/2024

Game Time: 9:00 pm ET, Friday, October 4, 2024

Venue:  Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV

Where to Watch:  Fox Sports 1

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +6.5, UNLV -6.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +6.5, UNLV -6.5; Over/Under:  60 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +6.5, UNLV -6.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

Syracuse Orange:  3-1 (1-1) (8th place, ACC)

UNLV Rebels:  4-0 (1-0) (2nd place, MWC)

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Syracuse Orange:  won their last game at home against the Holy Cross Crusaders 42-14.

UNLV Rebels:  won their last game at home against the Fresno State Bulldogs 59-14.

Syracuse is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 0-0 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 Holy Cross 42-14. Kyle McCord was the starting QB and he completed 28/50 passes for 385 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing yards with 81 and 1 TD. Jackson Meeks led the receivers with 161 receiving yards on 10 receptions and 1 TD. Devin Grant led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while KingJoseph Edwards led the defense in sacks with 3. Jayden Bellamy came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

UNLV is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 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 Fresno State 59-14. Hajj-Malik Williams was the starting QB and he completed 13/16 passes for 182 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Hajj-Malik Williams led the team in rushing yards with 119 and 1 TD. Ricky White III led the receivers with 127 receiving yards on 10 receptions and 2 TDs. Jalen Catalon led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Jalen Dixon, Mani Powell, Fisher Camac, and Jeremiah Vessel each led the defense in sacks with 1. Jalen Catalon, Jeremiah Vessel, Johnathan Baldwin, and Cameron Oliver each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have UNLV listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UNLV has looked really good in their games this season with their 4-0 record overall and their 1-0 conference record. There was a lot of drama surrounding this team and their starting QB who decided to redshirt for the season, but they came out strong on Saturday to make a statement. They beat Fresno State 59-14 and picked up right where Sluka left off on offense. Meanwhile, Syracuse has looked good in their games this season with their 3-1 record overall, but they haven't looked as good in their last 2 games. They lost their first conference game of the season at home to Stanford, and now they are coming off a 42-14 win over Holy Cross who is a team from the FCS. Syracuse blew them out in that one, but their defense should have never allowed 14 points to that offense and even Kyle McCord struggled on offense in that game, barely completing 50% of his passes and throwing 2 INTs too. Syracuse has also played all 4 of their games at home this season so this is going to be their first road game of the year and it won't be easy against a good UNLV team that is looking to make a statement after their starting QB quit on them. The best way to place a bet here is on UNLV to cover the spread in this game. 

Syracuse UNLV Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Friday, October 4, 2024 (9:00 pm ET start time) is UNLV 38 Syracuse 21.

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Syracuse Orange: 5-10 ATS as an underdog. 1-7 ATS versus good rushing teams - averaging 4.75 rushing yards/carry or more. 1-6 ATS vs. good offensive  teams - scoring 31 or more points/game. 7-2 UNDER when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 10-1 UNDER off a home win. 7-0 UNDER fter a 2 game home stand.

UNLV Rebels: 20-9 ATS in all lined games. 8-4 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 10-1 ATS in non-conference games. 5-0 ATS off a home win by 17 points or more. 6-3 UNDER after a win by 17 or more points. 6-1 1H UNDER vs. good passing teams averaging 250 or more passing yards/game. 

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

UNLV Rebels:  None.

“We want to keep growing on special teams. We want to continue to get better rushing the passer. Continue to get better at protecting our quarterback, and better at running the football. We’re nowhere near where we can be.” - Fran Brown after his team’s win against Holy Cross in their last game. 

“I’ll give all the praise and credit to my team. I feel like structurally, the things that we do in fall camp, practice habits throughout the week — we’re different than most people in the country. I would just credit our players on what they did, have done and will continue to do to give us a chance to play winning ball.” - Barry Odom after his team’s win against Fresno State in their last game.

WR Hatcher, Umari

WR Haynes, Zeed 

WR Pena, Trebor

TE Gadsden II, Oronde

QB McCord, Kyle 

RB Allen, LeQuint 

WR Cain, Casey

WR White III, Ricky 

WR De Jesus, Jacob

TE Ballungay, Kaleo

QB Williams, Hajj-Malik 

RB Thomas, Jai'Den

Passing: K. McCord (1459)

Rushing: L. Allen (287)

Receiving: T. Pena (316)

Touchdowns: T. Pena (6)

Passing: H. Williams (182)

Rushing: K. James (172)

Receiving: R. White (253)

Touchdowns: R. White (5)

Coaches:

Syracuse Orange: Fran Brown (1st season)

UNLV Rebels: Barry Odom (2nd season)