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pitt-20.5(120)....
i have tried not to play big favorites this year but feel this game has all of the makings of a woodshed beat down....
pitt is coming off a bye & i feel that they will not over look syracuse since they are tied with cin. for 1st place in the big east & need to keep pace.... syracuse is playing only their 2nd road game (1st was 9/12) of the season....
the syracuse offense is averaging just 312.6 ypg, with 20 turnovers on the season....& now has lost their best player when wide receiver williams quit the team....on defense they are allowing 363.1 total ypg of which 274.2 ypg is through the air & is allowing 64.5% of the opponenets passes to be completed....
pitt is very solid on offense as they are averaging 179.5 ypg on the ground & 219.9 ypg through the air....their qb, stull is completing 67.3% of his pass attempts, with 16/4 - td/int ratio....their o-line has allowed only 7 sacks on the year....on defense pitt has also been solid this season allowing 18 ppg & 314.1 total ypg....they have been especially tough against the run, allowing only 2.9 ypc to opponents & they also have 33 sacks....the pitt d-line should dominate the inexperienced syr o-line....
syracuse is 2-7 ats as conference dogs of 15 points or more....
syracuse is 1-8 ats vs. good offensive teams - scoring 31 or more points/game over the last 3 seasons.....the average score was syr. 17.8, opponent 40.2....
play on - favorites of 21.5 to 31 points (pitt) - with 8 offensive starters returning....
over the last 10 seasons the ats record for this system is....81-42....65.9%....
the average line posted in these games was.... team favored by 25.5....the average score in these games was....team 42.2, opponent 12.1....
good luck....