Syracuse Orange vs Washington State Cougars Prediction, Odds & Picks

One of the better games on Friday should be the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. My Syracuse Orange vs Washington State Cougars prediction is Syracuse -16, in a game that I expect to be completely lopsided. Syracuse is underrated in the first place and they were a dangerous team in the ACC this season. They had some odd moments – like the time they threw more touchdown passes to Pitt than to their own team – but this team could score with anyone. Kyle McCord led the nation in passing with over 4,300 yards, or 360 yards per carry. match. I’d be rooting for the Orange in this game regardless, but Washington State is decimated to the point that I’m surprised they didn’t pull out of the game. Give me Syracuse in this one.

So what’s up with Wazzou? Their head coach went to Wake Forest and the OC went to Oklahoma. They will also be without their DC, their QB coach or their RB coach. And you can just imagine how many of their players also jumped into the portal. They have 10 starters going to the bowl game and that includes their starting QB (among many, many others) who will join his OC at OU. In short, the Cougars are decimated while the Orange come in at what might as well be full strength. This game shouldn’t be a competition at all. My pick in this game is for Syracuse to roll, and I’ll take it to virtually any number.

Syracuse vs Washington State Prediction: Syracuse -16 (-110) available at time of publication. Can be played at -20.5.