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The 2024 Holiday Bowl will take place on Friday, featuring the No. 21 Syracuse Orange against the Washington State Cougars. Syracuse is coming off an impressive 9-3 season that included a marquee win over Miami (FL) to end the season that kept the Hurricanes out of the College Football Playoff. Meanwhile, Washington State went 8-4 with a win over Washington in the Apple Cup but must replace head coach Jake Dickert, who left to become the head coach at Wake Forest.
Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. Syracuse is favored by 18.5 points in the latest Syracuse vs. Washington State odds, while the over/under is 59 points per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Washington State vs. Syracuse picks or Holiday Bowl bets, you’ll want to see the college football predictions and betting advice from the proven computer simulation model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a betting profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and it went a profitable 43-35 on all top-rated picks this season while also nailing all four first-round College Football Playoff winners. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen impressive returns.
The model has set its sights on Syracuse vs. Washington State in the Holiday Bowl 2024. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several college football betting lines for the Washington State vs. Syracuse game:
- Syracuse vs. Washington State spread: Syracuse -18.5
- Syracuse vs. Washington State over/under: 59 points
- Syracuse vs. Washington State money line: Syracuse -990, Washington State +643
- Syracuse vs. Washington State picks: See picks at SportsLine
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What you need to know about Syracuse
Ohio State transfer Kyle McCord helped make Fran Brown’s first year at the helm in Syracuse a memorable one. The former Buckeyes quarterback led the ACC with 4,326 passing yards while also throwing 29 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. McCord rushed for three touchdowns on the season and was dominant in the win over Miami.
He went 26-for-36 for 380 yards and three touchdowns in the shocking upset victory as 12-point underdogs. It was the fifth outright win of the season for the Orange as underdogs and they’ve now covered the spread in three of their last four games. The Syracuse offense has been largely unaffected by the college football transfer portal. See which team to pick here.
What you need to know about Washington State
The Cougars were hung out to dry in conference realignment as one of only two schools left in the former Pac-12, forcing the Cougars to play an independent schedule this season. However, Dickert’s squad continued to power through, earning an early-season Apple Cup win over Washington and also defeating Texas Tech and Fresno State. However, Dickert jumped ship earlier this month when the Wake Forest job opened up and the Cougars have been heavily impacted by the transfer portal as a result.
Dozens of Washington State players have entered the portal in the last two weeks, including starting quarterback John Mateer, who accounted for nearly 4,000 yards of offense and 44 touchdowns this season. Interim head coach Pete Kalgis will lead the program through the bowl game and senior defensive lineman Andrew Edson will hope to buoy the program after spending the last four years in Pullman. See which team to pick here.
How to make Syracuse vs. Washington State picks
The model has simulated Washington State vs. Syracuse 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over on the point total, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in nearly 60% of simulations. You can only see the model’s pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Syracuse vs. Washington State in the 2024 Holiday Bowl, and which side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up well over $2,000 on top-rated spread picks since its inception, and find out.
