Free NCAA Football Prediction: Orange vs. Wolfpack Odds
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College Football Handicapping Analysis: Week 12
Syracuse Orange (5-5) vs. NC State Wolfpack (7-3)
Date: Saturday, November 20th, 2021
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Venue: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
NCAA Football ATS Spread Odds: Syracuse +11.5 / NC State -11.5 (Bet Now!)
NCAA Football Moneyline Odds: Orange +360 / Wolfpack -450
NCAA Betting Total Odds: O/U 50.5
Two teams from the ACC will be squaring off when the Syracuse Orange visit the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
Both of these teams are coming off of losses in the previous week.
The line opened up with the Wolfpack laying 13 points and that number is now down to 11.5. I have seen the total go from 52.5 to 50.5.
Syracuse Orange
Overall, Syracuse has really not had a great year. They are not among the top teams in the ACC.
The Orange got smoked last week against the Louisville Cardinals by a score of 41-3. It will be interesting to see how they respond when they go against a good team in NC State.
Garrett Shrader was not effective at all last week in the loss. He finished the day 10/18 for only 46 yards. Needless to say, he will need to be much better this week.
Shrader also ran the ball 20 times for 43 yards against the Cardinals. The leading rusher in that game was Sean Tucker who had 19 carries for 95 yards.
The defense has been good this year, but that was not the case last week. They got exposed by Malik Cunningham and co. Things will not get any easier for this bunch when they have to face a very good offense in the Wolfpack.
NC State Wolfpack
NC State has had a solid season so far this year. They are in the mix for one of the better teams in the ACC.
The Wolfpack lost a tough one last week to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons by a score of 45-42. Beating Wake Forest would have been a huge win for this group.
Devin Leary was 37/59 for 408 yards with 4 touchdown passes and 2 picks against Wake Forest. He will look to cut down on the turnovers in this game.
One negative of this offense is they are oftentimes very one-dimensional. The running game often is not effective. This can be seen based on the number of times Leary is throwing the ball in the game.
The defense has played well this year. They just had no answers for Wake Forest last week, but that is a very tough offense to slow down. I feel they can be better this week against Syracuse.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Syracuse is 5-13 SU in their last 18 games.
- Syracuse is 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against NC State.
- Syracuse is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games against an opponent in the ACC Atlantic.
- NC State is 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games.
- NC State is 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
- NC State is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic division.
Free Week 12 NCAA Football Pick
This may not be the marquee game of the week, but I still am looking forward to it.
I like NC State laying the points here.
4* Free Week 12 NCAA Betting Pick:
This is a game that NC State should be able to win and I would not be surprised to see them win handily.
I did have a little more faith in the Orange before last week, but you cannot lose by 38 to Lousiville. At this moment, I do not have as much trust in them as I have had before.
I look for NC State to put their tough loss behind them and come out firing in this one. I feel they will play a complete game and that at the end of the day, they will be too much for Syracuse to handle.
Give me NC State at -11.5 here.
4* Free Week 12 NCAA Betting Pick: NC State -11.5
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