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CFB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 12/29/2012Line$ LineOU LineScore
W VIRGINIA
 
SYRACUSE
-4  

+4  
-185

+165

70
 
14
Final
38

W VIRGINIA (7 - 5) vs. SYRACUSE (7 - 5)
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Week 16 Saturday, 12/29/2012 3:15 PM
PINSTRIPE BOWL - Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Board OpenLatest
233W VIRGINIA-3.5-4
234SYRACUSE73.569
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
W VIRGINIA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games7-5-2.45-76-541.622.4518.5(6.6)1.038.121.1469.6(6.3)1.5
Road Games3-2+12-32-233.819.2478.2(5.9)0.837.022.2443.8(6.3)1.2
Last 3 Games2-103-01-246.323.0633.3(8.4)1.028.017.3444.0(6.1)1.3
Grass Games2-0+11-10-136.522.5522.0(7.2)0.018.08.5348.0(4.7)1.0
W VIRGINIA - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)41.622.426.229:0336-178(4.9)30-4270.5%341(8)78-518(6.6)(12.5)
Opponents Defensive Avg.30.716.122.129:2837-159(4.3)22-3662.1%264(7.4)73-423(5.8)(13.8)
Offense Road Games33.819.225.829:5036-153(4.2)30-4567.1%326(7.2)81-478(5.9)(14.1)
Defense (All Games)38.121.122.930:5740-142(3.5)22-3464.6%327(9.6)74-470(6.3)(12.3)
Opponents Offensive Avg.32.416.522.731:3240-176(4.4)21-3462.0%259(7.6)74-435(5.9)(13.4)
Defense Road Games37.022.222.230:1040-175(4.4)20-3163.7%269(8.6)71-444(6.3)(12)

SYRACUSE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfYardsYPPTOScoreHalfYardsYPPTO
All Games7-5+2.46-67-329.312.7473.4(6.1)1.725.713.8385.1(5.7)1.5
Road Games3-4+0.74-34-226.38.6457.9(5.8)2.128.613.6409.3(6)1.4
Last 3 Games3-0+3.93-02-038.019.3502.3(6.6)1.024.314.3432.0(6.5)2.3
Grass Games2-0+2.42-01-037.510.0497.5(6.1)1.028.018.0446.0(6.6)2.5
SYRACUSE - Current Season Statistics
 RushingPassingTotal
 PPGHalfFDTOPATT-YDSYPRCMP-ATTPCTYDSPYAATT-YDSYPPYPPT
Offense (All Games)29.312.725.028:5041-173(4.2)23-3762.9%301(8.1)78-473(6.1)(16.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.22.510.620.130:3938-150(4)19-3259.0%224(7)70-374(5.4)(16.6)
Offense Road Games26.38.625.327:1340-155(3.9)24-3961.3%303(7.7)79-458(5.8)(17.4)
Defense (All Games)25.713.819.731:0936-148(4.1)19-3163.1%237(7.7)67-385(5.7)(15)
Opponents Offensive Avg.25.713.219.530:2538-162(4.2)17-2958.4%213(7.3)68-375(5.6)(14.6)
Defense Road Games28.613.620.132:4741-195(4.8)18-2863.4%214(7.7)69-409(6)(14.3)
Average power rating of opponents played: W VIRGINIA 39.2,  SYRACUSE 35.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
W VIRGINIA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2012TCU38-39L-4L69.5O35-7832-55-260245-12613-30-2793
11/10/2012@ OKLAHOMA ST34-55L11L73.5O35-7837-56-401235-15122-31-2921
11/17/2012OKLAHOMA49-50L10.5W72.5O47-45820-35-320231-10838-51-5542
11/23/2012@ IOWA ST31-24W-3W65.5U41-23922-31-236046-23413-31-1621
12/1/2012KANSAS59-10W-21.5W70.5U46-24023-25-407145-1577-16-1171
12/29/2012*SYRACUSE            

SYRACUSE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/URushingPassingTORushingPassingTO
11/3/2012@ CINCINNATI24-35L4.5L56O41-19323-47-286253-26316-27-2073
11/10/2012LOUISVILLE45-26W0W59O52-27815-23-246017-4836-50-4242
11/17/2012@ MISSOURI31-27W6W55O36-12326-40-385141-12021-31-3641
11/23/2012@ TEMPLE38-20W-7W58P49-26016-28-215237-16716-23-1734
12/29/2012*W VIRGINIA            
KEY GAME INFORMATION
W VIRGINIA: Another team that finds itself trying to steal the thunder in the Big 12 is the Mountaineers. Geno Smith returns as the quarterback after throwing for 4,385 yards, 31 TD and just 7 INT last season. He capped his season by picking apart Clemson in the Orange Bowl for 407 yards, 6 TD and 0 INT. Smith is getting his two favorite targets back in Stedman Bailey (1,279 rec yds, 12 TD) and Tavon Austin (1,186 rec yds, 8 TD), so this WVU offense is going to remain one of the best in the nation. The problem comes on the defensive side of the ball, where the Mountaineers allowed 31.3 PPG in their final seven games. The Big 12 offenses are much more potent than the Big East and WVU's best D-lineman in 2011, Bruce Irvin, was a first round pick in the NFL draft.
SYRACUSE: Syracuse should be a good passing team in 2012 with Ryan Nassib (2,685 pass yds, 22 TD, 9 INT) returning under center. He'll get back his two best targets in leading receiver Alec Lemon (834 rec yds, 6 TD) and WR Marcus Sales, who missed all of 2011 after being arrested on drug-related charges, which have since been dropped. The rushing attack is an issue as there isn't a clear-cut No. 1 back between Jerome Smith, Prince-Tyson Gulley and Ashton Broyld. The offensive line is also suspect (90th in FBS in sacks allowed). On the defensive side, there is skepticism about the Orange's front four after losing their top pass rusher, Chandler Jones to the NFL. The secondary could also be an issue again (258 pass YPG allowed, 98th in nation), as Syracuse lacks talent at the defensive back positions.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW (WEST VIRGINIA-SYRACUSE) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(UPDATES with Syracuse RB Ameen-Moore and TE Beaulieu suspended)

*West Virginia-Syracuse Preview* ================================

By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer

West Virginia (7-5) at Syracuse (7-5), 3:15 p.m. EDT

It's been a bumpy ride for Geno Smith and West Virginia, who had BCS aspirations earlier this year before coming undone mid-season.

The Mountaineers, though, have since regrouped and will surely be looking to come out strong against a familiar foe at Yankee Stadium.

Smith concludes his remarkable college career as West Virginia and Syracuse square off for the 60th time in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday.

While the Mountaineers (7-5) climbed their way to No. 5 in the country after averaging 52.0 points during a 5-0 start, things didn't exactly go their way thereafter. West Virginia lost its next five games, eliminating any hopes of playing in a BCS bowl.

Coach Dana Holgorsen's program, however, put an end to its woes with a 31-24 win at Iowa State on Nov. 23, then blew by Kansas 59-10 in its regular-season finale the following weekend.

"We finished the season strong with two straight wins, and I am glad our players get the reward of playing in a bowl game," Holgorsen said. "This will be West Virginia's 11th straight bowl appearance and one more chance for our fans to see the 2012 Mountaineers. Playing in New York City will provide a national stage and Yankee Stadium will be a great venue for our seniors to finish their careers."

Most of the headlines surrounding this game figure to highlight Smith, who's shattered school records with 11,461 passing yards and 96 touchdowns. He's thrown for 4,004 yards and an FBS-best 40 scores this season and completed 23 of 24 passes for 407 yards and three TDs against the Jayhawks to tie a single-game FBS record with a 95.8 completion percentage.

"He's been playing well. He's played well all year, he's a great quarterback, and I'm proud of his accomplishments," said Holgorsen of Smith, who threw for 407 yards and six TDs as West Virginia routed Clemson 70-33 in last season's Orange Bowl. "He's a great kid and he will be remembered around here for a long, long time."

While West Virginia and Big East co-champion Syracuse (7-5) met every year from 1955-2011, the programs didn't figure to square off in 2012 after the Mountaineers bolted to the Big 12. The Orange had dropped eight straight matchups in this series before taking the last two, winning 19-14 in 2010 and 49-23 last season. Smith has been sacked nine times in those losses, throwing just three touchdowns and five interceptions.

"I think we're gonna be motivated to play based on what happened last year," Holgorsen said. "I think there's gonna be a lot of familiarity with it. We will revisit that, obviously watch the film from last year, watch their film from this year and try to come up with the best plan that we possibly can.

"I think it's a fantastic matchup, I think the fans are gonna be excited about it. I think college football in general is gonna be excited about it."

While the Schwartzwalder Trophy was introduced to this series in 1993, it won't be on the line this time around.

"I think one of the things we all have to be conscious of is that to the right of us is the Steinbrenner Trophy," Syracuse coach and Bronx native Doug Marrone said when asked about the Schwartzwalder Trophy. "That's what we're both here for. I think it's very important that we all understand that."

Marrone's team enters this matchup riding a wave of momentum. After beating then-No. 11 Louisville 45-26 on Nov. 10, the Orange pulled out road wins over Missouri and Temple to earn a share of the conference title.

Syracuse is led by senior Ryan Nassib, whose school-record 3,619 passing yards rank 10th in the country. He could be in for a big day against a Mountaineers defense thats given up 38.1 points per game - the nation's ninth-worst mark.

Starting linebacker Marquis Spruill will not play "a significant portion" of this game because of his arrest following an altercation with police Dec. 2. Marrone did not specify how much of the Pinstripe Bowl that Spruill will miss against a West Virginia team averaging 41.6 points to rank seventh in the FBS.

Syracuse has also suspended sophomore tailback Adonis Ameen-Moore and reserve tight end Max Beaulieu for violating athletic department rules. Ameen-Moore, who was used mainly in the short-yardage formation, gained 108 yards on 30 carries and scored five touchdowns in the six games he played.

The Orange will need to be especially wary of Smith's favorite target, Stedman Bailey. The 5-foot-10 wideout is averaging 125.1 yards and leads the nation with 23 TDs, and on Dec. 17 announced he'd forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft.

Syracuse, which is headed to the ACC next season, is 13-9-1 all-time in bowl games. The Orange most recently beat Kansas State 36-34 in the inaugural 2010 Pinstripe Bowl behind Nassib's 239 passing yards and three TDs.

Game Notes:


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