Syracuse-Cincinnati odds: Orange underdogs on the road

The Syracuse Orange look for their third straight win when they hit the road as underdogs to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats. Syracuse opened as 7-point underdogs but the line has since gone done to 4.5 points at most sportsbooks. The total for the game is 56 points.

Syracuse is coming off back-to-back wins, most recently defeating the South Florida Bulls 37-36 and covering the spread as 3-point dogs. The cover moves the Orange up to 3-5 against the spread on the season.

Cincinnati fell 34-31 to the Louisville Cardinals in overtime last week, but covered the spread of 3.5 points as underdogs. The Bearcats are now 4-3 against the spread on the season.

Both teams feature offenses quite capable of moving the ball, but in different ways. Syracuse features the nation's 16th-best passing offense while Cincinnati has the 19th-best passing offense in the country. The Bearcats are undefeated at home on the season, but only 2-2 against the spread in Cincinnati.