The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Syracuse Orange play in the Pinstripe Bowl on December 29, 2022, starting at 2:00 PM ET, airing on ESPN.
The Golden Gophers enter the matchup after winning 23-16 over the Wisconsin Badgers in their last game on November 26. The Orange’s last game was a 32-23 win over the Boston College Eagles. Against the Badgers, Athan Kaliakmanis led the Gophers with 319 yards on 19-of-29 passing (65.5%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Mohamed Ibrahim carried the ball 27 times for 70 yards (2.6 yards per carry). Brevyn Spann-Ford had 95 yards on seven catches (13.6 per reception) in that game. Garrett Shrader’s showing for the Orange against the Eagles included 21-of-27 passing for 285 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He rushed 15 times for 20 yards. In that matchup, Sean Tucker had a 21-carry, 125-yard game (6.0 yards per attempt) with two touchdowns. He tacked on one reception for four yards . Oronde Gadsden II picked up 106 yards through the air after six catches (on seven targets).
The Orange are 7.5-point underdogs in their matchup with the Golden Gophers (the game has an over/under of 42 points).
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