2012 New Era Pinstripe Bowl Preview

Match-Up: West Virginia vs. Syracuse
Date/Time: December 29, 2012/2:15pm CT
Location: Bronx, NY (Yankee Stadium)
Bowl Life: 3 years (2010)
Line: Pick
National TV: ESPN (HD)
2011 Pinstripe Bowl: Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13
Breaking Down the Teams:
West Virginia Mountaineers-
2012 Record: 7-5 (4-5 Big 12)
School Bowl Record: 14-17
Last Bowl Game: 2012 Orange Bowl (West Virginia 70, Clemson 33)
Appearances at Pinstripe Bowl: None

Syracuse Orange-
2012 Record: 7-5 (5-2 Big East)
School Bowl Record: 13-9-1
Last Bowl Game: 2010 Pinstripe Bowl (Syracuse 36, Kansas 34)
Appearances at Pinstripe Bowl: 1-0 (2010)

Game Notes: This meeting renews the Syrcause-West Virginia rivalry for the 58th consecutive season, even though the Mountaineers left the Big East for the Big 12 this summer.

Prediction: West Virginia