Despite losing three straight games now, the Syracuse Orange found themselves to be 2.5-point favorites when the betting line opened for Saturday’s game against the Boston College Eagles — according to VegasInsider.
While SU’s certainly struggled quite a bit, they’ve been competitive in two of the last three and the defense has actually looked alright while the offense continues to sputter. On Boston College’s end, they’ve lost three of four, including a 59-7 drubbing at Clemson on Saturday. However, QB Anthony Brown is out for the year, the defense has looked poor and it’s basically the A.