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On Saturday, the Syracuse Orange will tangle with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an Atlantic Coast Conference football clash. Kickoff from Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field is at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Syracuse (5-5 SU, 4-5-1 ATS, 3-7 O/U) beat Pittsburgh 28-13 last weekend at Yankee Stadium. The Orange are 1-3 straight-up on the road this season.
Georgia Tech (5-5 SU, 5-5 ATS, 8-2 O/U) lost 42-21 to Clemson last Saturday. The Yellow Jackets are 2-2 straight-up at home.
GT is a 6.5-point spread favorite and the game total is 53.5 points.
Orange: WR Trebor Pena is out.
Yellow Jackets: RB Jamie Felix is out.
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Syracuse snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday, putting its New York pride on display with a 28-13 win over Pitt at Yankee Stadium. The Orange outgained the Panthers 399-269, needing just 17 passing yards. The Cuse rushed 66 times, averaging 5.8 yards per carry, and held Pitt to just 60 rushing yards and 2.1 yards per carry. Long Island native Dan Villari rushed for a career-high 154 yards in front of roughly 75 friends and family. Pittsburgh turned the ball over four times, helping Syracuse dominate the time of possession by 15 minutes.
The Orange score 24.9 points per game (83rd) and average 357.6 total yards (89th), including 181.6 passing yards (112th) and 176.0 rushing yards (42nd). They convert 38.6 percent of their third downs (62nd) and score on 76.0 percent of their red zone trips (109th).
Syracuse surrenders 22.3 points (44th) and 381.2 total yards (72nd) per game, including 237.4 passing yards (88th) and 143.8 rushing yards (56th). It has 22 sacks and seven interceptions this season. Syracuse's opponents convert 44.1 percent of their third-down attempts (109th) and score on 77.7 percent of their visits to the red zone (32nd).
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