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| Syracuse Orange | Maryland Terrapins |
| 4-4 | November 09, 2013, 03:30 | Byrd Stadium | 5-3 |
The visiting Orange hope to send their backers to the pay window on Saturday as they look to cover the spread at Byrd Stadium against the Terrapins.
They will face the 4-4 Orange, who own a 5-3 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Terrapins are 5-3 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Orange are 4-4 favoring the OVER.
View Syracuse Orange vs Maryland Terrapins Odds and Stats.
The visitors opened as 3.5-point underdogs in this one at Sportsbook and most sportsbooks tracked here at OddsShark. No total had been posted as of press time check the live lines pages in the coming days to see where the number opened.
The Power Rankings at OddsShark have the No. 75-rated Orange taking on the No. 99-rated Terrapins in this contest. Handicapping models indicate a 26-24 win for the Terrapins on Saturday.
Syracuse won its last outing, a 13-0 result against Wake Forest on November 2. Syracuse covered in that game as a 5-point favorite, while the 13 combined points took the game UNDER the total. In their last gridiron battle, Levern Jacobs did much of the damage, producing 158 receiving yards but Maryland managed to defeat the Terrapins 40-27 at Byrd Stadium.
How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Maryland's No. 73-ranked offense (27.88 PPG) against a Orange defense that ranks No. 56 at 25.38 PPG. The Terrapins passing attack has averaged 280.75 yards per game, more than the Orange give up through the air (233.62 YPG on average).
Defensively, the Orange feature the league's No. 111-rated road run defense, allowing 243 yards per game. Maryland, meanwhile, ranks No. 70 in rushing offense at home.
A few Orange at Terrapins trends to consider:
Syracuse is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Syracuse is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Syracuse's last 15 games
Syracuse is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games on the road
Maryland is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Maryland's last 10 games
Maryland is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Maryland is 6-11-1 ATS in its last 18 games at home
Next up:
Syracuse at Florida State, Saturday, November 16th
Maryland at Virginia Tech, Saturday, November 16th
