The Syracuse Orange will face the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Texas Bowl in an NCAA college football game scheduled for Friday night December 27th. <br /> <br />Kick off time from Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas is slated for 6PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN TV. <br /> <br />The college football odds from this game has the Minnesota Golden Gophers favored by -4 points with a total lined at 47 ½ points. <br /> <br />Syracuse improved to 6-6 on the season after a 34-31 home victory on November 30th to the Boston College Eagles as a +2 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total finished at over 51 ½ points. The Orange fell behind by 4 points with two minutes left and rallied for the game winning touchdown on a Terrel Hunt 8 yard touchdown pass with 6 seconds remaining.
