If we are being honest, Week 12 of the college football season is rather lame. Many teams are playing cupcakes – especially those in the SEC – ahead of huge rivalry games in Week 13 to close the regular season. But there are a few intriguing matchups. Here are two with college football odds.
Syracuse was slotted at No. 12 in the USA Today coaches poll released early Sunday afternoon (13th in most recent CFP Top 25). After defeating Louisville 54-23 in the Carrier Dome on Friday night, the Orange (8-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) jumped one spot in the weekly rankings — passing Kentucky, which lost to Tennessee this weekend. In a season filled with milestones big and small, the bump to No. 12 marks the first time the program has been ranked that highly by the coaches in 20 years, dating back to a No. 11 ranking in Week 4 (Sept. 28) of the 1998 season.
In the win over Louisville, Senior quarterback Eric Dungey completed 14-of-27 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown. He also ran 16 times for 62 yards and two scores. Overall, Syracuse ran for 326 yards and five touchdowns in the victory, snapping the Cardinals’ four-game winning streak in the series.
The Orange’s 37 first-half points were the most they’ve scored against an ACC opponent in a half this season. Syracuse’s 30 second-quarter points were the most the team’s ever scored in one-quarter of an ACC game. Syracuse scored 50 points in a game for the fifth time this season, the most 50+ point games in school history. Syracuse had four games of 50 or more points back in 1904.
The Orange scored five rushing touchdowns Friday to increase their season total to 32, two shy of the team record (34 in 1998). It’s the third time the Orange has scored five rushing TDs this season. Dungey now has 32 career rushing touchdowns, passing Duke’s Brandon Connette (31) for fifth on the ACC record list for most quarterback rushing touchdowns.
NCAA Football Week 12 Odds Overview & Top Picks
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No. 9 West Virginia at Oklahoma State (+5)
- When: Saturday, 3:30 PM ET (ABC)
No. 13 Syracuse vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (-9.5)
- When: Saturday, 2:30 PM ET (NBC)
