Dino Babers won’t be able to use Vegas in his locker room speech this time. This time, the oddsmakers are on SU’s side.
The Syracuse Orange (4-4, 2-2), winners of two-straight, host the Bye Week Fightin’ Byes (0-8) this weekend in the Carrier Dome. When they do they’ll be expected to win as they’ve been installed as 6.5-point favorites.
The Orange have turned their season around in recent weeks thanks to an upset victory over Virginia Tech in the Dome and big road win over Boston College this past weekend. With that, SU needs to win two of their remaining games in order to become bowl eligible.