Boca Raton Bowl Odds: USF vs Syracuse Spread, Lines, Schedule

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Boca Raton Bowl Odds: USF vs Syracuse Lines, Spread

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Thursday, Dec 21
8:00pm ET
ESPN
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S. Florida Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+3.5
-122
55.5
-114o / -106u
+128
Syracuse Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-3.5
+100
55.5
-114o / -106u
-154
Odds via FanDuel. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAF odds here.
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The 2023 Boca Raton Bowl matchup is official, as USF will take on Syracuse — and here's everything you need to know about the Boca Raton Bowl odds and USF vs Syracuse lines, spread and more.

Syracuse opened as a 4.5-point favorite over USF in the 2023 Boca Raton Bowl and now sits as a 3.5-point favorite. The total is set at over/under 55.5 points scored by both teams combined. Syracuse is also a -154 moneyline favorite over USF, with USF +128 to win outright.

Boca Raton Bowl Injuries & Transfer News

USF Bulls

This marks USF's first bowl since 2018.

Transfer Portal

  • QB Gerry Bohanon (didn’t play this year)
  • S Will Jones II (169 snaps; started late in year)
  • Starting OLB Lloyd Summerall (305 snaps; left team after Week 10)

Injuries

Starting LG Andrew Kilfoyl (576 snaps) didn't play the final few games, while starting RG Zane Herring (736 snaps) left the regular-season finale with an injury

Syracuse Orange

Coaching Changes

  • Head coach Dino Babers has been fired (Nunzio Campanile to serve as interim head coach).
  • Texas A&M's Elijah Robinson hired as defensive coordinator, but won't join the team until after the bowls.

Transfer Portal

  • Starting EDGE Leon Lowery Jr. (523 snaps)
  • CB Jeremiah Wilson (285 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 8)
  • S Aman Greenwood (113 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 9)
  • DL Terry Lockett (480 snaps; didn't dress in finale)
  • WR Isaiah Jones (235 snaps)
  • OG Wes Hoeh (56 snaps)

Injuries

  • QB Garrett Shrader (583 snaps) had surgery and will not play in the bowl game. Neither will backup QB Carlos Del Rio-Wilson (137 snaps).
  • Redshirt freshman QB Braden Davis (57 snaps) is listed as starter, but the Orange could go wildcat with tight end Dan Villari.
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Our college football betting expert, Collin Wilson, has projected the spread and total for every college football bowl game. For the Boca Raton Bowl, our expert projects the USF vs Syracuse spread at Syracuse -5.

The 2023 Boca Raton Bowl featuring USF vs Syracuse will take place on Sunday, December 21 at 7 p.m. on ESPN

For more, make sure to check out our live-updating tracker of every college football bowl game matchup.

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