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Week 1: Wildcats vs Orange Prediction

College Football Week 1 betting action sees the Syracuse Orange taking on the Villanova Wildcats on Friday, Aug. 29 at the Carrier Dome in New York. Cappers Picks provides free NCAAF handicapping tips all season long.

Villanova takes a big step up in class in its opener, hoping to find some success in the early part of its season. The Wildcats will be in tough against Syracuse. Villanova will need to replace three players along the offensive line.

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Villanova Wildcats (0-0) at Syracuse Orange (0-0)
Date: Friday, August 29, 2014
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Carrier Dome
City: Syracuse, New York
NCAA O/U Betting Lines: OFF
NCAA Point Spread: Syracuse -14.5
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That unit will need to do all it can to keep junior quarterback John Robertson upright. The dual-threat talent is the key to the team’s spread option offense. He was named to the All-CAA second team a year ago, throwing for 1,957 yards and rushing for another 1,405.

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Wide receiver Poppy Livers brought in only 215 yards in his sophomore season, but upped that number to 580 yards in his junior season, and has been named an offensive team captain as he enters his senior season. He’ll be a player the coaching staff hopes will see another uptick in performance.

The Orange are coming off a solid debut as members of the ACC, putting together a 7-6 season as they dealt with the change in conferences. The team closed out the year with a good win in the Texas Bowl, beating Minnesota to finish the year above .500.
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Now that the team has proven it can hang in the ACC, the key for head coach Scott Shafer and the coaching staff will be building off that momentum and advancing the program further. They begin the year with three very winnable games, and the key will be not looking beyond the opener against Villanova and to their bye week.

The talent gap between these two schools is enough that even a momentary lapse in concentration can be overcome by an improving Orange squad.

The team’s offense will be the key to the offense once again, and that starts with junior quarterback Terrel Hunt and senior running back Prince-Tyson Gulley.

They’ll spearhead a rushing attack that will be going up against a Villanova run defense that prides itself on strong linebacker play.

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The Syracuse defense will go as far as its line will take it. The team should be strong both at linebacker and in the secondary, but the front four will be a weak link, particularly with standout defensive tackle Jay Bromley having moved on.

The Orange crushed their only FCS opponent a year ago, running Wagner into the ground by a score of 54-0.

They likely won’t find that kind of success against a competent Villanova squad, but this is a game that has all the makings of a blowout.

The play: Syracuse -14.5

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