Boston College Eagles vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/30/2021

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 30, 2021

Venue:  Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

Where to Watch:  RSN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  BC +6.5, Syracuse -6.5; Over/Under:  49.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  BC +6.5, Syracuse -6.5; Over/Under:  50 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  BC +6, Syracuse -6; Over/Under:  49.5 points

 

Boston College Eagles:  4-3 (7th place, ACC Atlantic)

Syracuse Orange:  4-4 (6th place, ACC Atlantic)

 

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Boston College Eagles:  lost on the road on Oct. 23 against the Louisville Cardinals 28-14.

Syracuse Orange:  won on the road on Oct. 23 against the Virginia Tech Hokies 41-36.

 

 

 

Boston College is coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and they are 2-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 4th conference matchup of the year and they are already in a big hole with a 0-3 record in their conference games this season. Their season started great with their non-conference games but as soon as they hit the conference schedule they have lost their last 3 games straight against the Clemson Tigers, the NC State Wolfpack, and against Louisville in their last game. They kept that game close in the first quarter but let it get away from them in the second quarter trailing at halftime and they were never able to recover from that in the second half. Dennis Grosel struggled in that game as he completed 17/32 passes for 141 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Pat Garwo III led the team in rushing with 86 yards on 15 carries while Alec Sinkfield ran in the only TD on the ground for them in that one. Zay Flowers led the receivers with 43 yards on 4 receptions in what was a very quiet day for the receiving corps. Josh DeBerry and Isaiah Graham-Mobley both led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted one each. No one on the defense recorded a sack in that game while Jaiden Woodbey came away with the only interception for his team in that one. They have scored 199 points in their 7 games this season averaging 28.4 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 145 points against them allowing 20.7 PPG. Their offense is averaging 370.6 YPG while their defense is allowing 345.3 YPG.

 

 

Syracuse is coming into this game with a 4-4 record overall and they are 2-3 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 5th conference matchup on their schedule and they are not in a good position right now with a 1-3 record in their conference games this season. Their 3 losses came against the Florida State Seminoles, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and the Clemson Tigers while their 1 win came against VT in their last game. That win against VT snapped a 3 game losing streak that they were on. That game was really close and Syracure was trailing from the second quarter on but they made a 4th quarter comeback and took the lead, winning that game. Garrett Shrader played alright in that game as he completed 16/34 passes for 236 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also led the team in rushing with a massive day on the ground, he had 174 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns himself on 22 carries while Sean Tucker was right behind with 112 yards and 1 touchdown on 20 carries. Courtney Jackson led the team in receiving with 86 yards and 1 touchdown on 7 receptions while Damien Alford caught the other touchdown pass. Stefon Thompson led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles, 3 assisted ones and 1 sack. Rob Hanna and Marlowe Wax both had 1 sack each as well while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game. They have scored 244 points in their 8 games this season averaging 30.5 PPG and they have allowed their opponents to score 197 points against them allowing 24.6 PPG. Their offense is averaging 422.5 YPG while their defense is allowing 327.3 YPG.

 

Syracuse is coming into this as a 5.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Boston College had a very nice start to their season going 4-0 but that quickly faded as they hit conference play losing 3 straight and now they cannot seem to find a win. Syracuse looks like they have been doing bad in their conference games with that 1-3 record but they have been really close in all of them losing all 3 of them by exactly 3 points and the last one they played was actually a win. BC is trending in the wrong direction right now while Syracuse is going in the right direction. The best bet to place in this game is on Syracuse to cover the spread here. 

 

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Boston College Eagles: 26-43 O/U as an underdog of 3.5 to 10 points. 122-155 O/U in all games. 30-43 O/U when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 61-89 O/U as an underdog. 30-48 O/U as a road underdog. 44-78 O/U in road games. 10-22 O/U in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 75-99 O/U against conference opponents.

Syracuse Orange: 123-153 O/U in all games. 38-58 O/U when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 41-50 O/U as a favorite. 64-72 O/U in home games. 17-24 O/U in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 71-98 O/U against conference opponents.

 

 

Boston College Eagles:  T. Barry (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. S. Asbury II (DB) out for season - Arm injury. K. White (WR) Ques Sat - Knee injury.

Syracuse Orange:  G. Shrader (QB) Ques Sat - Foot injury. T. Harris (WR) Ques Sat - Undisclosed injury. D. Tisdale (OL) Ques Sat - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

"It wasn't just off of the takeaways. We were just inefficient at that, for most of the night, driving the ball. When you take the ball away, like the defense did, you've got to put it in the endzone, and we failed to do that." - Jeff Hafley on his team’s performance in their loss to Louisville in their last game.

 

 

"This is going to be one of those moments. I really see this as being one of those moments that starts the change. I can't promise you it's going to change in W's and L's, but I can tell you it's going to change in everything else." - Dino Babers after his team went on the road and beat VT in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Lewis, CJ 

WR Zay Flowers 

WR Gill, Jaelen 

TE Luchetti, Joey 

QB Grosel, Dennis 

RB Garwo III, Pat 

 

WR Johnson, Sharod 

WR Queeley, Anthony 

WR Jackson, Courtney 

TE Elmore, Chris 

QB Shrader, Garrett 

RB Tucker, Sean 

 

 

Passing: D. Grosel (1098)

Rushing: P. Garwo III (606)

Receiving: Z. Flowers (395)

Touchdowns: P. Garwo III (5)

 

Passing: G. Shrader (1046)

Rushing: S. Tucker (1060)

Receiving: C. Jackson (293)

Touchdowns: G. Shrader (12)

 

Coaches:

Boston College Eagles: Jeff Hafley (2nd season)

Syracuse Orange: Dino Babers (6th season)