Syracuse at Virginia Tech Game Matchup

Thursday, October 26th 2023 (7:30 PM EDT)
Virginia Tech -2.5 (47.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Virginia Tech 38 - Syracuse: 10 (ACC)

Orange (6 - 7) (5 - 7 - 1)
Coach Dino Babers (39 - 49)
Avg Score : 34 - 29 (29 - 32 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

SYR coming off BYE
VT coming off BYE
Our Line: -2 (SP+ -6)
PPG only: SYR: 29 - VT: 29 (58)
VT Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
SYR Travel: 461 miles

Hokies (7 - 6) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Brent Pry (4 - 10)
Avg Score : 28 - 23 (28 - 18 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Syracuse's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	Syracuse vs Colgate	-40.0	49.5	W 65 - 0
Sat 9/9	Syracuse vs Western Michigan	-24.5	56.5	W 48 - 7
Sat 9/16	Syracuse at Purdue	-1.0	56.5	W 35 - 20
Sat 9/23	Syracuse vs Army	-13.0	50.5	W 29 - 16
Sat 9/30	Syracuse vs Clemson	+7.0	52.0	L 14 - 31
Sat 10/7	Syracuse at North Carolina	+9.5	59.0	L 7 - 40
Sat 10/14	Syracuse at Florida State	+18.5	53.5	L 3 - 41
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/26	Syracuse at Virginia Tech	+2.5	47.5	L 10 - 38
Fri 11/3	Syracuse vs Boston College	-3.0	51.0	L 10 - 17
Sat 11/11	Syracuse vs Pittsburgh	+4.5	37.5	W 28 - 13
Sat 11/18	Syracuse at Georgia Tech	+6.5	51.5	L 22 - 31
Sat 11/25	Syracuse vs Wake Forest	-3.0	43.5	W 35 - 31
Thu 12/21	Syracuse vs South Florida	-3.0	56.0	L 0 - 45

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Virginia Tech's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/2	Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion	-16.0	48.0	W 36 - 17
Sat 9/9	Virginia Tech vs Purdue	-1.5	49.0	L 17 - 24
Sat 9/16	Virginia Tech at Rutgers	+6.5	37.5	L 16 - 35
Sat 9/23	Virginia Tech at Marshall	+5.5	41.5	L 17 - 24
Sat 9/30	Virginia Tech vs Pittsburgh	+3.0	40.0	W 38 - 21
Sat 10/7	Virginia Tech at Florida State	+23.5	52.5	L 17 - 39
Sat 10/14	Virginia Tech vs Wake Forest	-1.5	48.5	W 30 - 13
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/26	Virginia Tech vs Syracuse	-2.5	47.5	W 38 - 10
Sat 11/4	Virginia Tech at Louisville	+9.5	48.5	L 3 - 34
Sat 11/11	Virginia Tech at Boston College	-2.5	48.5	W 48 - 22
Sat 11/18	Virginia Tech vs NC State	-2.5	40.5	L 28 - 35
Sat 11/25	Virginia Tech at Virginia	-2.5	52.5	W 55 - 17
Wed 12/27	Virginia Tech vs Tulane	-13.5	43.5	W 41 - 20

SYR's OC Jason Beck vs VT's DC Chris Marve VT's OC Tyler Bowen vs SYR's DC Rocky Long

Important Stats (2022)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SYR	.19	45%	34.1	48%	3.17	143	43%	232	3.83	.13	47%	29.2	49%	44%	3.42	63.3	1	1.7
VT	.1	38%	28.2	40%	2.95	112	36%	203	2.62	.17	38%	22.8	41%	36%	3.86	57.9	1.4	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SYR		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
VT		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2022

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SYR Offense	13	34.1	29	45%	3.83	1	20	375	143	232	4.2	46%	53%	48%	43%	19%	.19
VT Defense	11	22.8	18	38%	3.86	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	47%	53%	41%	36%	19%	.17

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SYR Defense	13	29.2	32.2	46.5%	3.42	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	57%	43%	49%	44%	16%	.13
VT Offense	11	28.2	28	37.6%	2.62	1.4	18	315	112	203	3.2	49%	50%	40%	36%	16%	.1

Additional Stats 2022

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Syracuse	13	28:14	20.2	37%	42%	8.6	63.3	1	1.7	5.8	2.5	2	30.1
Virginia Tech	11	29:09	17.5	31%	43%	7.3	57.9	1.4	1.3	6.7	2.1	3	28.4

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SYR Offense	13	46%	48%	34.1	143.1	4.2	21	.22	3.17	70%	12%	0.98
VT Defense	11	47%	41%	-	-	-	-	.13	2.83	68%	12%	1.08

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SYR Defense	13	57%	49%	-	-	-	-	.12	3.27	67%	12%	0.8
VT Offense	11	49%	40%	35.3	111.8	3.2	15	.08	2.95	74%	10%	0.91

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SYR Offense	13	53%	43%	17.5	28.5	231.6	8.1	13.2	19	9	.16	1.5	33%	32%	.35	6%	2
VT Defense	11	53%	36%	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	.25	1.7	36%	27%	.32	6%	2.1

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SYR Defense	13	43%	44%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.18	1.3	25%	29%	.21	5%	1.7
VT Offense	11	50%	36%	18.5	31.5	202.9	6.5	11	9	9	.15	1.5	35%	27%	.31	6%	2.2

Syracuse's Power Ratings
Syracuse's Power Rating: #NR
Syracuse's Offense Rating: #NR
Syracuse's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 646.00 #64
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Syracuse's 2023 Expected Record: -
Syracuse's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #68
Syracuse's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #82
Syracuse's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.7 #50

Syracuse's SP+ Ratings
Syracuse's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #68
Syracuse's Offense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #82
Syracuse's Defense SP+ Rating: 24.7 #50

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
Syracuse: Virginia Tech: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Syracuse: -1.0 Virginia Tech: 4.7

Virginia Tech's Power Ratings
Virginia Tech's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Virginia Tech's Offense Rating: #NR
Virginia Tech's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 818.00 #26
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Virginia Tech's 2023 Expected Record: -

Virginia Tech's SP+ Ratings
Virginia Tech's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 4.7 #46
Virginia Tech's Offense SP+ Rating: 26.7 #65
Virginia Tech's Defense SP+ Rating: 23.7 #44

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Syracuse Scoring
Offense: 34.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 29
Defense: 29.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 32.2

Syracuse's 2023 Record
Record: 6 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 1
Record on Road: 1 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 4 - 0

Projected Score
Syracuse 29
Virginia Tech 29

Projected Total Points: 58

Virginia Tech Scoring
Offense: 28.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 28
Defense: 22.8 PPG
Defense at Home: 18

Virginia Tech's 2023 Record
Record: 7 - 6
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/02	Syracuse	38	Virginia Tech	31	Syracuse	Virginia Tech -3.5	Syracuse	54.0	Over
2023	10/26	Virginia Tech	38	Syracuse	10	Virginia Tech	Virginia Tech -2.5	Virginia Tech	47.5	Over
2021	10/23	Virginia Tech	36	Syracuse	41	Syracuse	Virginia Tech -3.5	Syracuse	45.5	Over
2016	10/15	Syracuse	31	Virginia Tech	17	Syracuse	Virginia Tech -17	Syracuse	65.0	Under
2003	10/11	Virginia Tech	51	Syracuse	7	Virginia Tech
2002	11/09	Syracuse	50	Virginia Tech	42	Syracuse
2001	10/27	Virginia Tech	14	Syracuse	22	Syracuse
2000	10/20	Syracuse	14	Virginia Tech	22	Virginia Tech

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Virginia Tech	3	1	3 Overs
Syracuse	5	3	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	5 - 3	3 - 1	1 - 1	2 - 0
Road Teams	3 - 5	1 - 3	0 - 2	1 - 1

(#NR) Syracuse Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #68
Offense SP+ Rating: 23.6 #82
Defense SP+ Rating: 24.7 #50
Talent Rating: 646.00 #64
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Syracuse Ratings Matchup Virginia Tech

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #64

#26

SP+ #68

#46

SP+ Off #82

#65

SP+ Def #50

#44

Rematch from Week 9
Virginia Tech -2.5 (47.5)
Virginia Tech won vs Syracuse this year (38-10)

Previous Matchups
Syracuse beat Virginia Tech last year (38-31)
Virginia Tech beat Syracuse in 2023 (38-10)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Lane Stadium
Conditions: Cloudy
Temp: 66°

Team Information
Injuries: SYR | VT
Depth Chart: SYR | VT
Rosters: SYR | VT

(#NR) Virginia Tech Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 4.7 #46
Offense SP+ Rating: 26.7 #65
Defense SP+ Rating: 23.7 #44
Talent Rating: 818.00 #26
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -

Syracuse's OC Jason Beck

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Virginia Tech's OC Tyler Bowen

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Syracuse's DC Rocky Long

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Virginia Tech's DC Chris Marve

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