South Florida at Syracuse - 2016 Matchup Preview
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South Florida Bulls at Syracuse Orange

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Saturday, September 17th 2016 (3:30 PM EDT)
South Florida -13.5 (74.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
South Florida 45 - Syracuse: 20

 
Bulls (11 - 2) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 41 - 23 (35 - 32 on Road)
'16 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
SYR 3rd straight Home Game
Our Line: -4  (SP+ USF -12.5)
Projected Score: USF: 35 - SYR: 25 (60)
USF Win prob: 84% | Cover: 56%
USF Travel: 1100 miles
Orange (4 - 8) (5 - 7 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 20 - 35 (22 - 29 @ Home)
'16 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
South Florida's 2016 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/3 South Florida vs Towson-17.0
Sat 9/10 South Florida vs Northern Illinois-11.555.0W 48 - 17OY
Sat 9/17 South Florida at Syracuse-13.574.5W 45 - 20UY
Sat 9/24 South Florida vs Florida State+5.564.0L 35 - 55ON
Sat 10/1 South Florida at Cincinnati-6.064.5W 45 - 20OY
Sat 10/8 South Florida vs East Carolina-20.068.5W 38 - 22UN
Sat 10/15 South Florida vs UConn-17.053.5W 42 - 27ON
Fri 10/21 South Florida at Temple-6.058.5L 30 - 46ON
Fri 10/28 South Florida vs Navy-9.066.0W 52 - 45ON
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/12 South Florida at Memphis-3.076.5W 49 - 42OY
Sat 11/19 South Florida at SMU-12.573.0W 35 - 27UN
Sat 11/26 South Florida vs UCF-9.566.0W 48 - 31OY
Thu 12/29 South Florida vs South Carolina-11.058.0W 46 - 39ON

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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for South Florida's Schedule
Syracuse's 2016 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Fri 9/2 Syracuse vs Colgate-25.5
Fri 9/9 Syracuse vs Louisville+13.069.0L 28 - 62ON
Sat 9/17 Syracuse vs South Florida+13.574.5L 20 - 45UN
Sat 9/24 Syracuse at UConn+6.058.0W 31 - 24UY
Sat 10/1 Syracuse vs Notre Dame+12.074.5L 33 - 50ON
Sat 10/8 Syracuse at Wake Forest+3.053.5L 9 - 28UN
Sat 10/15 Syracuse vs Virginia Tech+17.065.0W 31 - 17UY
Sat 10/22 Syracuse at Boston College+4.549.5W 28 - 20UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5 Syracuse at Clemson+28.069.0L 0 - 54UN
Sat 11/12 Syracuse vs NC State+7.062.0L 20 - 35UN
Sat 11/19 Syracuse vs Florida State+20.065.5L 14 - 45UN
Sat 11/26 Syracuse at Pittsburgh+23.565.5L 61 - 76OY

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Syracuse's Schedule
Important Stats (2015)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
USF.2444%40.545%3.1524740%1953.7.0939%23.437%38%2.8954.91.22
SYR.0840%20.240%2.616337%1573.65.248%34.948%47%3.5448.11.51.9
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
USF0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
SYR0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2015
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
USF Offense1340.53544.2%3.71.2204422471955.463%36%45%40%3%.24
SYR Defense1234.928.848.5%3.541.9 - - - - - 51%47%48%47%1%.2
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
USF Defense1323.432.338.7%2.892 - - - - - 50%48%37%38%4%.09
SYR Offense1220.221.839.9%3.651.5173201631574.454%43%40%37%2%.08

Additional Stats 2015
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
South Florida1328:1320.237%58%6.154.91.2200231.7
Syracuse1229:1716.933%73%5.348.11.51.900430.6
Run Game Stats (2016)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
USF Offense1363%45%45.5246.55.428.193.1573%0%1.03
SYR Defense1251%48% - - - - .122.7570%0%0.92
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
USF Defense1350%37% - - - - .042.5169%0%1.03
SYR Offense1254%40%37.1163.24.415.042.668%0%1.02

Pass Game Stats (2016)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
USF Offense1336%40%13.823.2195.18.414.2269.331.931%33%.433%2.1
SYR Defense1247%47% - - - - - - 11.331.531%36%.341%1.7
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
USF Defense1348%38% - - - - - - 18.161.636%29%.194%1.8
SYR Offense1243%37%13.725.5156.86.211.5199.151.634%29%.092%1.5

South Florida's Power Ratings
South Florida's Power Rating: NR
South Florida's Offense Rating: NR
South Florida's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating:  #54
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
South Florida's 2016 Expected Record: -
South Florida's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: 9.8  #40
South Florida's Offense SP+ Rating: 44.4  #2
South Florida's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.9  #99

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
South Florida:    Syracuse: 1.15

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Florida: 9.8   Syracuse: -2.7




Syracuse's Power Ratings
Syracuse's Power Rating: 1.15 NR
Syracuse's Offense Rating: NR
Syracuse's Defense Rating: NR
2016 Talent Rating:  #66
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Syracuse's 2016 Expected Record: -
Syracuse's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: -2.7  #79
Syracuse's Offense SP+ Rating: 29.2  #66
Syracuse's Defense SP+ Rating: 31.2  #84

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


South Florida Scoring
Offense: 40.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 35
Defense: 23.4 PPG
Defense on Road: 32.3

South Florida's 2016 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 9 - 4
Record on Road: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
South Florida 35
Syracuse 25

Projected Total Points: 60
Syracuse Scoring
Offense: 20.2 PPG
Offense at Home: 21.8
Defense: 34.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 28.8

Syracuse's 2016 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 9
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 4 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202312/21Syracuse0South Florida45Syracuse -3South Florida56.0Under
201609/17Syracuse20South Florida45South Florida -13.5South Florida74.5Under
201510/10South Florida45Syracuse24South Florida -5South Florida47.0Over
201210/27South Florida36Syracuse37
201111/11Syracuse17South Florida37
201010/09South Florida9Syracuse13
200910/03Syracuse20South Florida34
200810/18South Florida45Syracuse13
200711/10Syracuse10South Florida41
200611/11South Florida27Syracuse10
200511/12Syracuse0South Florida27
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Syracuse201 Overs
South Florida932 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams3 - 81 - 21 - 10 - 1
Road Teams8 - 32 - 11 - 01 - 1

(#) USF at (#) SYR
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatUSFSYR
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #40 #79
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #54 #66
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
South Florida on Offense
CategoryCat
USF OffSYR Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #2 #84
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
South Florida Run Game
CategoryCat
USF OffSYR Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
South Florida Pass Game
CategoryCat
USF OffSYR Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Syracuse on Offense
CategoryCatSYR OffUSF Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+ #66 #99
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Syracuse Run Game
CategoryCat
SYR OffUSF Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Syracuse Pass Game
CategoryCatSYR OffUSF Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
SYR 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to Top G5

USF 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'16 Profile: Down to Average P4

Weather Forecast
Playing in Carrier Dome
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 3
South Florida 13.5 (74.5)
South Florida won at Syracuse this year (45-20)

Previous Matchups
South Florida beat Syracuse in 2023 (45-0)

  
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