Syracuse (3-2, 1-0 Atlantic Coast) visits Virginia (1-4, 0-1) in its second ACC game of the season. After winning its first three games for the first time since 1991, the Orange has sputtered in its last two. SU looks to get back on track on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. See how our beat writers think the game will unfold.

Sam Blum (4-1)
Orange Madness
Syracuse 30, Virginia 20

Syracuse is fired up after its dud against South Florida, and plays its sixth game much like it did the first four. After missing an opportunity to get closer to bowl eligibility a week ago, SU does so on Saturday, and moves to 2-0 in the ACC.

Jesse Dougherty (3-2)
Hoo’s your daddy?
Syracuse 20, Virginia 24

Syracuse holds a fourth-quarter lead but the secondary can’t matchup with Virginia’s versatile receivers when it matters most. The road to bowl eligibility starts to look a little bit longer when the Orange packs up the visiting locker room in Charlottesville.

Matt Schneidman (4-1)
Bowl Buster
Syracuse 21, Virginia 31

Virginia quarterback Matt Johns is much more of a passing threat than USF signal-caller Quinton Flowers. The Syracuse secondary will be exposed and the most winnable game left on SU’s schedule could ultimately leave it short of six wins.

Paul Schwedelson (4-1)
Hoos House
Syracuse 24, Virginia 27

For the second consecutive week, the Orange visits a team desperate for a win on homecoming weekend. Johns is able to expose a secondary that has struggled throughout the year to squeak out the W in the fourth quarter.

Published on October 17, 2015 at 12:26 pm