The South Florida Bulls will look to snap a four-game slide this Friday night when they invade the Carrier Dome to square-off against the Syracuse Orange in this Big East matchup. <\/p>\n
Date\/Time: Friday, Nov. 11\u00a0\u00a0 8 p.m. (ET) Game time is set for 8 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.<\/p>\n Optimism for a run at a conference title ran high for South Florida before the season started, but now it is just trying to win enough games to become eligible to play in a bowl game. Last Saturday\u2019s 20-17 overtime loss to Rutgers as 2.5-point road favorites dropped the Bulls to 4-4 straight-up (3-5 against the spread) overall and 0-4 SU in Big East play. The total has also gone 4-4 on the year.<\/p>\n This team has now lost its last three games by a combined 12 points with a six-point loss to Connecticut as a 7.5-point road favorite followed by a three-point loss to Cincinnati as a three-point home favorite. The Bulls are averaging 32.5 points a game and giving-up an average of 23.1 points, but have been unable to avoid the crucial mistakes down the stretch that have been costing them games.<\/p>\n Syracuse is pretty much in the same boat with an overall record of 5-4 SU (3-6 ATS) but a 1-3 SU record in conference play. Two weeks ago, the Orange lost to Louisville 27-10 as three-point road underdogs and this past Saturday, they fell to Connecticut 28-21 as two-point road dogs. The total has gone \u2018over\u2019 in six of their nine games. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n The problems with Syracuse have been across the board with an offense that is ranked 66th<\/sup> in the nation in scoring with an average of 26.7 points a game and a defense that is ranked 63rd<\/sup> in points allowed; giving-up an average of 26.9 points a game.<\/p>\n South Florida is 0-5 ATS in its last five games as a favorite and 0-6 ATS in its last six games in the Big East. The total has stayed \u2018under\u2019 in five of its last seven games on the road.<\/p>\n Syracuse is 1-4 ATS in its last five conference games and the total has stayed \u2018under\u2019 in 12 of its last 17 games in the Big East.<\/p>\n Head-to-head, the Bulls are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings but Syracuse came out on top 13-9 last season as an eight-point road underdog. Stick with the Orange and the 3.5 points at home as this time South Florida gets the straight-up win as the favorite, but once again fails to cover the spread.<\/p>\n
\nVenue: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
\nBroadcast: ESPN2
\nBulls at Orange lines by BetOnline.com
\nPoint spread: Bulls -3.5
\nOver\/Under: OFF<\/strong><\/p>\n