Pinstripe Bowl Betting Primer: Syracuse Vs. Minnesota

Syracuse Orange (7-5) from the ACC are making their third Pinstripe Bowl appearance. Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) are playing in the Pintrike Bowl at Yankee Stadium. Orange coach Dino Babers is 2-0 straight up and against the spread in his career. Golden gophers are 3-1 SU and ATS in bowl games during coach P.J. Fleck's tenure.

Minnesota and Syracuse are playing in the Pinstripe Bowl. Minnesota won four of their last five games thanks to dominant defensive efforts. Syracuse lost five straight games to close out their regular season. Orange lost two players to the NFL draft and their coordinators to other programs.

Minnesota's offensive line is 17th in line yards per snap, while Syracuse's defensive line's is 117th. Minnesota has a superstar running back. Syracuse allowed at least 161 yards in five of their last six games.

Minnesota wins the game on third down. Minnesota's offense is fourth in the league in third-down conversion rate. Syracuse is 106th in conversions on the third downs. The Orange have the fifth-worst pass protection by opponent sack rate and the Orange are 66th on net success rate, compared to Minnesota’s 5th.