The No. 22 Syracuse Orange (-17.5) will open the 2019 campaign against the Liberty Flames (+17.5) at Williams Stadium. The game is scheduled to get going at 6:00 p.m. ET and ESPN+ has the TV rights.
Betting Preview: Liberty Flames vs. Syracuse Orange
In this Saturday game, Syracuse is labeled as the heavy favorite and is currently giving up 17.5 points. The Orange are also receiving -1450 moneyline odds while the Flames are +800. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 66.5 points, and some decent live betting opportunities might be unveiled during the game.
Sharp bettors are apparently siding with the Orange. The line originally opened at 16.5 while the total was placed initially at 66.
Against the spread (ATS) last year, the Orange finished 9-4. The under cashed in six of their matchups while the over hit seven times. The Flames assembled a record of 6-6 ATS with an O/U record of 7-5.
Overall, the Orange were 10-3 straight-up (SU) last season while the Flames only managed a 6-6 SU record in 2018. Against conference opponents, the Orange finished 6-2 SU and 3-1 SU against out-of-conference teams.
The Orange produced 282.6 passing yards per game and 183.5 rushing yards per game versus their eight in-conference opponents last year. They managed to put up 39.8 points per game against those opponents while giving up 28.0 per contest. When facing non-conference schools, they averaged 42.8 points-for and 27.3 points-against, along with 219.3 pass yards per game and 252.3 rush yards per game.
In 2018 the Flames threw for 255.0 yards per game and ran for 164.6 per game on their way to 32.1 points per outing. Their defense allowed opponents to score 34.0 points per game.
Syracuse Orange at Liberty Flames Betting Pick
SU Winner: Orange, ATS Winner: Orange, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- Syracuse created a whopping 38 rushing touchdowns last season.
- Liberty put up 30 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Orange put up 4.3 yards per carry last season while allowing a YPC of 4.3 to opponents.
- The Flames ran for 4.0 yards per carry last season and gave up 5.2 YPC to opponents.
- Syracuse recorded 22 passing touchdowns last season.
- Liberty produced 21 passing touchdowns last season.
