Ahead of its next game on Saturday against Holy Cross, Syracuse has a golden opportunity to get back on track after suffering its first loss of the season to Stanford on Friday, 26-24.
The Orange are heavy favorites ahead of its matchup with the Crusaders, with ESPN giving Syracuse an implied probability of 95.8% to win the game. The last-second loss to the Cardinal will sting, but a Family Weekend blowout win over Holy Cross would soften the blow and help the Orange get back on track with the team’s playoff hopes.
Syracuse has a tough October schedule ahead of them after the Family Weekend contest, and it doesn’t play another home game until Nov. 2. For the Orange to avoid the upset, it’ll have to prevent turnovers on offense, limit Holy Cross on the ground and come up with stops on third-down. …