The No. 6 Miami (FL) Hurricanes (10-1) can clinch a spot in the ACC title game when they face the Syracuse Orange (8-3) on Saturday afternoon. Miami remained on track for a College Football Playoff appearance with a 42-14 win at Georgia Tech last week, reaching the 10-win mark in a season for the first time since 2017. Syracuse is on a two-game winning streak following a 31-24 win over UConn last week. This is the first meeting between these teams since 2017, when Miami picked up a 27-19 win at home.
Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. The Canes are favored by 11.5 points in the latest Syracuse vs. Miami odds, while the over/under is 67 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Miami vs. Syracuse picks, you’ll want to see the college football predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it is a strong 27-17 on all top-rated picks over the past nine weeks of this season. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
The model has set its sights on Miami vs. Syracuse. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college football betting lines for Syracuse vs. Miami:
- Syracuse vs. Miami spread: Miami -11.5
- Syracuse vs. Miami over/under: 67 points
- Syracuse vs. Miami money line: Miami: -415, Syracuse: +323
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Why Syracuse can cover
Syracuse has won three of its last four games, including consecutive wins over California and UConn. The Orange were 10.5-point road underdogs in their win over the Golden Bears, as quarterback Kyle McCord completed 29 of 46 passes for 323 yards and a touchdown. Junior running back LeQuint Allen had 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns, averaging 4.7 yards per carry.
The Orange added a 31-24 win over UConn last week, as McCord threw for a career-high 470 yards with two touchdowns to lead the school to their first eight-win regular season in six years. Sophomore wide receiver Darrell Gill Jr. had nine catches for 177 yards, while senior wideout Jackson Meeks added seven catches for 110 yards. Syracuse is 6-1 in its last seven home games, and it is 8-1 in its last nine Saturday games. See which team to pick here.
Why Miami can cover
Miami can achieve two important tasks with a win on Saturday, clinching a spot in the ACC title game while improving its College Football Playoff chances. The Hurricanes bounced back from their loss at Georgia Tech with a 42-14 win over Wake Forest last week. Senior quarterback Cam Ward completed 27 of 38 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns, while freshman running back Jordan Lyle had 115 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Ward is a Heisman Trophy contender with 3,774 yards and 34 passing touchdowns this season to go along with 177 rushing yards and four more scores. He leads a Miami offense that is averaging 541.5 yards and 44.7 points per game. The Hurricanes are 6-0 straight up and 4-2 against-the-spread in their last six games against Syracuse. See which team to pick here.
How to make Syracuse vs. Miami picks
The model has simulated Miami vs. Syracuse 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60% of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Syracuse vs. Miami, and which side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Miami vs. Syracuse spread to jump on, all from the advanced computer model that’s up well over $2,000 on its top-rated college football spread picks since its inception, and find out.
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