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NC State vs. Syracuse odds, spread, lines: Week 7 college football picks, predictions by computer model

College football power index predictions, picks for NC State vs. Syracuse on the ACC schedule in Week 7
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NC State vs. Syracuse odds, spread, lines: Week 7 college football picks, predictions by computer model
NC State vs. Syracuse odds, spread, lines: Week 7 college football picks, predictions by computer model

A pair of ranked ACC Atlantic rivals meet up this weekend as NC State visits Syracuse in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday.

Syracuse is a surprise contender in the conference at 5-0, including two wins in league play, while NC State is at one loss - at Clemson - and coming off a statement win over Florida State at home.

What do the experts think of the matchup? Let's see how the College Football Power Index computer prediction model projects the game.

NC State vs. Syracuse picks, predictions

The index is siding with the home team by a slim margin, as Syracuse has the 58.7 percent chance to defeat NC State on Saturday.

That leaves the Wolfpack a 41.3 percent shot to take down the Orange and avoid a costly second loss on the season.

The oddsmakers are favoring Syracuse, which comes in as the close 4.5 point favorites for the game, according to the lines at SI Sportsbook, which set the over/under mark at 44 points.

NC State checks in at No. 26 on the index's 131 college football rankings and is projected to win 8.8 games on the year by an expected per-game scoring margin of 9.5 points going forward.

Syracuse owns the No. 32 position on the FPI poll, estimated to win 8.4 games on the year by an average of 8.1 points per game.

College Football Power Index

Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance.

Rankings and scores predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season, using a combination of analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, and a team’s schedule.

College football rankings

According to AP top 25 poll

1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Alabama
4. Clemson
5. Michigan
6. Tennessee
7. USC
8. Oklahoma State
9. Ole Miss
10. Penn State
11. UCLA
12. Oregon
13. TCU
14. Wake Forest
15. NC State
16. Mississippi State
17. Kansas State
18. Syracuse
19. Kansas
20. Utah
21. Cincinnati
T-22. Kentucky
T-22. Texas
24. Illinois
25. James Madison

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JAMES PARKS

James Parks is the founder and publisher of College Football HQ. He has covered football for a decade, previously managing several team sites and publishing national content for 247Sports.com for five years. His work has also been published on CBSSports.com. He founded College Football HQ in 2020, and the site joined the Sports Illustrated Fannation Network in 2022 and the On SI network in 2024.

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