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Louisville Cardinals vs. Syracuse Orange CFB Preview & Free Pick

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The Cardinals are undefeated and the 9th ranked team in the nation and they have a good shot to play in a BCS bowl game, but since they have not faced ranked opponent this season it is unlikely they will get a title shot.

Venue/ Stadium: Carrier Dome, SYRACUSE, NY
Time/Date: 12 PM EST Saturday, November 10, 2012
NCAAF Odds From: Bovada.lv
Moneyline: Louisville -140 / Syracuse +125
Spread: Louisville -3
Over/Under:  58

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No. 9 Louisville Cardinals vs. Syracuse Orange Preview

Syracuse (4-5) is coming off a loss and they need to win 2 of their last 3 games to become bowl eligible. NCAAF lines have Louisville as 3-point road favorites with a total of 58.

In their last games Louisville crushed Temple 45-17 while Syracuse lost to Cincinnati 35-24.

On the season Louisville is 4-5 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 5-3 and Syracuse is 3-5-1 ATS and they have an Over/Under record of 5-3.

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The Orange lead the Big East in yards per game and are led by QB Ryan Nassib and RB Jerome Smith, who rushed for 116 yards in the loss to Cincinnati last week. Nassib has not been picked off in his last 3 games and he has a solid WR duo in Marcus Sales and Alec Lemon, who have combined for nearly 1,300 receiving yards. [soliloquy id=”82219″]

The Cardinals have a solid pass defense ranked 19th in the nation and their run defense ranks 48th in the nation. They will have to play good all-around D in this game.

Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater has passed for a combined 740 yards with 7 TD and only 1 INT in his last 2 games. WR DeVante Parker is averaging over 23 yards per catch and WR Damian Copeland leads the team with 33 receptions. The strength of the Cuse defense is their pass defense, which ranks a respectable 40th in the nation.

RB’s Senorise Perry and Jeremy Wright, who rushed for 100 yards last week, lead the Cardinals rushing offense. Syracuse ranks 62nd in the nation in run defense and they were torched on the ground last week giving up 262 rushing yards to Cincinnati.

Louisville has won 3 straight in this series and last season beat Syracuse 27-10.

In some betting trends for this Big East match up Louisville is 14-4 ATS in their last 18 road games, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 conference games, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 road games.

Syracuse is 3-10-1 ATS in their last 14 games overall, 0-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record, and they have an Over record of 5-2 in their last 7 home games.

Jason’s Pick: The Cardinals are only 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against the Orange, but that trend will not continue. I think this game will be close, but Louisville will win and cover.

By Jason Green

Jason Green is back with Cappers Picks again to give out his free sports plays. As always he's hoping the Braves and Redskins can win a championship since their last one in the 90’s was long ago. He’s starting to know the pain of Cubs fans.