When the Syracuse Orange host the Virginia Tech Hokies this Saturday, October 15, they’ll be significant underdogs. According to opening betting lines, anyway, the Orange are 16.5-point underdogs.
SU, as you know, comes into the matchup at 2-4 (0-2) and hasn’t grabbed a win since beating UConn 31-24 several weeks ago. The Orange haven’t played at the Carrier Dome since week three, a 45-20 defeat at the hands of USF. Virginia Tech, on the other hand, is 4-1 (2-0), and was ranked 25th heading into last weekend. After beating then-Coastal favorite North Carolina 34-3 down in Chapel Hill, they’re likely to be a top 15 or so team when they arrive in Syracuse.