Who scares you? A look at the rest of the 2010 slate

Now that SU proved it could win a game on the road against a ranked opponent, it's only logical to start buying Fiesta Bowl tickets and book that hotel in Tempe. Right?

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OK, we're not that crazy ... yet. Pittsburgh holds the tiebreaker over SU anyways and will probably go undefeated in the conference, so the Big East title is far from ours. But it is time to start looking at the schedule to see who SU can beat and who it probably can't. Remember, two more wins is all it takes to be bowl eligible for the first time since 2004.

Cincinnati (3-4, 1-1)
The Bearcats eeked out a win over Louisville and have signature wins against Miami (OH) and Indiana St. They also just lost to South Florida at home, and have given up fewer than 28 points just once to an FBS team (Miami). The only problem is, this one's on the road, but SU already has two key Big East road wins so far. The other problem though, is Cincy needs this win after last week. I like the Bearcats ... barely.
Odds of SU winning: 45 percent

Louisville (4-3, 1-1)
The Cardinals are not all that different from Syracuse. They're a better team than the past few years, and they crushed UConn on Saturday. They even hung in with Cincy at home last week. They're certainly not a pushover, but SU has matched up well against the Cards even when they had more talent. I'm taking the Orange at home.
Odds of SU winning: 60 percent

Rutgers (4-3, 1-1)
The Scarlet Knights hung in there with Pittsburgh on Saturday, but gave up 27 points in the 2nd half in the loss. It's hard to fear a team whose four wins are Norfolk St, FIU (by five), UConn (by three) and Army (by three in OT!!!). Next week in Tampa will tell us a lot, but I like SU, even on the road.
Odds of SU winning: 55 percent

Connecticut (3-4, 0-2)
I know Temple is better than they were five years ago, but if you lose to the Owls, you should be underdogs in every game the rest of the year. It should just be a rule. Plus, the Huskies put up just 10 points against Greg Robinson's vaunted defense at Michigan. Imagine what Scott Shafer can do to them. Syracuse wins big at home.
Odds of SU winning: 80 percent

Boston College (2-5, 0-4)
This one should be fun. SU hopefully will have already clinched a bowl bid. BC will be limping to the end of a terrible season. BC's only wins this season are against Weber State and Kent State. They'll probably beat Duke in a few weeks, but don't expect much more. If you are looking for some comic relief, check out this preview of the 2010 BC season, where the authors predicted BC would be going for its 10th win in "meaningless" game. Oh, and BC is 2-10 all time in the Dome.
Odds of SU winning: 80 percent.

Maybe I'm a little delusional here. I don't really think SU is going to finish 9-3 ... do I? I'm just saying, no one really scares me after Saturday.