| Washington Huskies at Syracuse Orangemen |
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| Written by Steve Hasting | |||||||
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Friday, 31 August 2007
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 Two college football teams with a lot to prove meet on Friday night in Syracuse as the Orange host the Washington Huskies. It will be the first ever Friday night game in the Carrier Dome. "You can feel festivity in the air about the season," Syracuse head coach Greg Robinson. "I look forward to the day when that dome is rockin'." It has not happened with Robinson on the sideline as Syracuse is a poor 5-18 with him at the helm. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking the favored Washington on the Road.Washington at Syracuse Friday, 8:00 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Washington -3.5, Total 45.5 Things are not much better for Washington with Tyrone Willingham at the controls. He is 7-16 at Washington and has definitely not delivered as head coach. Many people think that Washington has the toughest schedule in college football this season so things may not get any better for the Huskies in 2007. After opening at Syracuse, the Huskies will play six teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25, including #1 USC. The Huskies will be starting redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Locker against Syracuse. He is a highly recruited player that is Washington is hoping will turn the program around. "I have expectations for myself. I've set goals, things I want to accomplish, and I'm going to work hard to achieve that," Locker said. "We'll see what happens on Friday night." SBG Global Current Line: Washington -3.5, Total 45.5 Syracuse also starts a new quarterback in Andrew Robinson. "You always have a little bit of nerves going out there and dropping back," Robinson said. "But the more comfortable you get the less nervous you get. It's going to be fun. The dome's going to be rocking." It's been a long time since the Carrier Dome was sold out. The last time was in 2000 when Miami was in town. It is unlikely the Carrier Dome will get anywhere near that many fans on Friday. "It's important to win any game, and everybody that plays football or watches football knows home games are important," said Syracuse defensive end Jameel McClain, "We're going to go out there and fight our hardest." The Huskies are 4-14 in their last 18 games on turf. Syracuse is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. Syracuse is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home. The Under is 9-1 in Washington’s last 10 games as a favorite. The Under is 7-2-1 in the Huskies last 10 games overall. The Under is 7-2 in Syracuse’s last 9 home games. - Preseason, NFL Week 1 and Super Bowl Props are available - Receive up to 70% in Bonuses from SBG Global ! - $15,000 WEEKLY NFL Handicapping Contest Click here to visit SBG Global. *Bonuses have restrictions, please contact customer service. Make sure you checkout our live college football point spreads of 8 of the top online sportsbooks in the world all in one easy to use location. Get line moves in real time and find out who has the best betting odds on the team you want to bet.                        |
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