Syracuse vs. South Florida Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 21

Updated Dec. 21, 2023 3:04 p.m. ET

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The Boca Raton Bowl features a battle between the South Florida Bulls (who are 3.5-point underdogs) and the Syracuse Orange on December 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN. The total is 55.5 points for this game.

Against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in their most recent contest, the Orange won 35-31. Against the Charlotte 49ers in their most recent contest, the Bulls won 48-14.

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Syracuse vs. South Florida Game Information & Odds

When: Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Location: FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida
TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Syracuse vs South Florida Betting Information updated as of December 21, 2023, 2:45 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Syracuse	-3.5 (-109)	-167	+139	55.5	-110	-110

Syracuse vs. South Florida Prediction

Pick ATS: Syracuse (-3.5)
Pick OU: Over (55.5)
Prediction: Syracuse 34, South Florida 23

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Syracuse vs. South Florida Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Orange 30, Bulls 26.
The Orange have a 62.5% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Bulls hold a 41.8% implied probability.
Syracuse has won four games against the spread this season, while failing to cover or pushing seven times.
South Florida is 6-5-0 ATS this season.

Syracuse vs. South Florida: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Syracuse	South Florida
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	25.5 (83)	30.8 (53)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	23.8 (48)	34.9 (121)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	20 (97)	19 (84)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	21 (23)	20 (32)

Syracuse 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Shrader	QB	1,691 YDS (62.6%) / 13 TD / 6 INT 460 RUSH YDS / 8 RUSH TD / 38.3 RUSH YPG
LeQuint Allen	RB	1,061 YDS / 9 TD / 88.4 YPG / 4.7 YPC 36 REC / 197 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 16.4 REC YPG
Dan Villari	TE	20 REC / 180 YDS / 3 TD / 15.0 YPG
Damien Alford	WR	29 REC / 527 YDS / 3 TD / 43.9 YPG
Marlowe Wax	LB	85 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK
Justin Barron	DB	73 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 2 INT
Leon Lowery	LB	42 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK
Derek McDonald	LB	49 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK

South Florida 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Byrum Brown	QB	3,078 YDS (64.1%) / 23 TD / 11 INT 745 RUSH YDS / 11 RUSH TD / 62.1 RUSH YPG
Sean Atkins	WR	86 REC / 961 YDS / 5 TD / 80.1 YPG
Nay'Quan Wright	RB	757 YDS / 7 TD / 63.1 YPG / 4.5 YPC
Naiem Simmons	WR	35 REC / 581 YDS / 5 TD / 48.4 YPG
Daquan Evans	DB	49 TKL / 10.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK / 1 INT
Jhalyn Shuler	LB	69 TKL / 5.0 TFL / 2.0 SACK
Jaelen Stokes	DB	47 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 2 INT
James Gordon IV	LB	42 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 3.5 SACK