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UNC Football: Tar Heels open as favorites against Syracuse

By Zack Pearson

ANNAPOLIS, MD - DECEMBER 27: Quarterback Sam Howell #7 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drops back to throw a pass in the first half against the Temple Owls in the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on December 27, 2019 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
ANNAPOLIS, MD - DECEMBER 27: Quarterback Sam Howell #7 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drops back to throw a pass in the first half against the Temple Owls in the Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on December 27, 2019 in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /
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With just two weeks until the start of the 2020 season the UNC Football program has opened up as double-digit favorites over Syracuse

The start of the 2020 college football season is just under two weeks away for the UNC Football program and it’s safe to say expectations are at an all-time high. Mack Brown and his staff have started to turn this program around and could be in store for a big 2020 campaign.

But before we get all excited about what the future holds, UNC has to take things one game at a time.

First up for the Tar Heels on September 12th is a home game against the Syracuse Orange in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels will meet the Orange for the first time since 2018, a thrilling game that UNC was unfortunately on the wrong side of.

This season, things should be different. The two teams had completely opposite 2020 campaigns with the Orange struggling and UNC having a solid year. When the two teams do meet, the Tar Heels will enter as favorites.

According to BetOnline, the Tar Heels enter Week 1 as 17.5 point favorites over Syracuse:

This shouldn’t be surprising as UNC is returning a lot of starters from both their offense and defense including quarterback Sam Howell and linebacker Chazz Surratt. The one thing to consider is the amount of practices both teams have missed this offseason due to COVID-19 as well as it not being a normal offseason.

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