College Football Week 7 Early Lines, Odds & Predictions: Syracuse vs. NC State (2022)
Let’s take a look at the College Football Week 7 odds, picks, and predictions for this week’s game: Syracuse vs. NC State.
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College Football Week 7 Early Odds, Picks & Prediction: Syracuse vs. NC State
NC State QB Devin Leary left Saturday’s win over FSU with an injury to his throwing arm/shoulder. HC Dave Doeren said Monday that Leary’s injury was not season-ending. That was the good news.
The bad news is that Doeren said he didn’t have a timeline for Leary’s return. “It’s a rehabable injury,†Doeren said. “It’s a day-to-day thing. … There’s no timeline. It could be this week, or it could be six weeks.â€
Doeren went on to say that all questions about Leary’s status would be ignored moving forward. Why would you say that if Leary had even an outside shot of playing this weekend? Sure sounds like Leary is looking at an extended absence, doesn’t it? That would leave the starting job to veteran backup Jack Chambers in the interim.
While NC State appears to have gotten bad news on Leary, it looks like they got good news on RB Demie Sumo-Karngbaye and WR Devin Carter. Contrast Doeren’s verbiage and tone above with his soundbite on Sumo-Karngbaye and Carter’s statuses: “It looks good for both,†Doeren said. “Just that time of the year. … I expect both to play at Syracuse.â€
In contrast to NC State, Syracuse is fresh as a daisy. The Orange are basically coming off two-straight bye weeks. Two weeks ago, Syracuse beat FCS Wagner before going on their official bye week.
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Betting “against the spread†refers to the act of choosing the winning team based on a numeric handicap placed on the team that oddsmakers believe is superior, rather than picking the outright winner. For example, if the Rams face the Bengals, and oddsmakers set the spread at Rams -3.5, you would need Los Angeles to win by 4 or more points in order to cash your Rams bet.
What is an Over/Under Bet?
Over/Under is a wager based on how many points you think will be scored in a specific game. Oddsmakers set the total, and bettors decide whether the final score will be higher or lower than that number. If an Over/Under is set at 44.5 points and you bet Over, you will need the combined score of both teams to be 45 points or higher to win your bet.
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A moneyline bet involves choosing which team you believe will win a specific matchup. The moneyline favorite carries a minus designation, like -130. This means that you need to wager $130 to earn a $100 profit. Conversely, the underdog carries a plus designation, like +110. This means that you win $110 in profit on a $100 bet.
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