Saturday, November 21, 2015

Carter Finley Stadium

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The Syracuse Orange face the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Saturday at Carter Finley Stadium. The opening line for this game has North Carolina State as 5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Syracuse was led in passing last game by Zack Mahoney, who finished with 80 yards through the air. He went 8 for 21 on the game, good for a 38% completion percentage. The Orange were led in rushing by George Morris, who finished with 80 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 6 yards per carry. Steve Ishmael led the team in receiving. He had a total of 28 yards on 2 receptions for an average of 14 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Syracuse had 322 total yards on 55 plays. They gained 10 rushing first downs, 4 passing, and 2 by way of penalty for a total of 16 first downs on the game. The Orange rushed for 242 yards by way of 34 carries.

North Carolina State was led in passing last game by Jacoby Brissett, who finished with 209 yards through the air. He went 27 for 47 on the game, good for a 57% completion percentage. The Wolfpack were led in rushing by Jacoby Brissett, who finished with 25 yards on 17 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 1 yards per carry. David Grinnage led the team in receiving. He had a total of 63 yards on 7 receptions for an average of 9 yards per catch in the game. North Carolina State had 297 total yards on 80 plays. They gained 5 rushing first downs, 15 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 21 first downs on the game. The Wolfpack rushed for 79 yards by way of 31 carries.

Syracuse is scoring 27.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 14.3 passes on 25.9 attempts for a 55.2 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 164.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Orange are averaging 166.3 rushing yards per game on 36.7 attempts per contest for an average of 4.5 yards per carry. They are also running 62.6 plays per game and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 330.6 yards per contest. The Orange manage 17.3 first downs per contest and they average a total of 44.5 penalty yards on 4.9 penalties.

Syracuse allows 282.8 passing yards per game and 31.3 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.8 completions on 34 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 67.1. The Orange allow an average of 168.4 rushing yards per game on 37.3 carries for a 4.5 average. Syracuse allows 451.2 total yards per game including 6.3 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.7 penalties for 70.9 yards per game.

North Carolina State averages 32.8 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 19.6 passes per game on 31.4 attempts for a 62.4 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 208.5 yards through the air per game thus far. The Wolfpack rush for an average of 183.9 yards per contest on 39 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry for the season. They also run 70.4 plays per game and average 5.6 yards per play for an average of 392.4 yards in each contest. The Wolfpack are gaining 20.4 first downs per contest and they average 46.7 penalty yards on 5.1 penalties per game.

North Carolina State allows an average of 193.1 passing yards and 21.1 points per contest. They give up 15.5 completions on 29 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.4 per game. The Wolfpack allow an average of 121.4 rushing yards per game on 33.6 carries for an average of 3.6 yards per carry. North Carolina State allows 314.5 total yards per game for an average of 5 yards per play. They force 1.6 turnovers per contest and 4.6 penalties for 37.7 yards in each contest.

Syracuse Betting Trends

Syracuse is 9-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Syracuse has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

North Carolina State Betting Trends

North Carolina State is 4-6-0 against the over/under so far this season

North Carolina State has an ATS record of 6-4-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Syracuse

11/15/15 OL Alex Hayes Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 LB Alryk Perry Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 WR Corey Winfield Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 DB Daivon Ellison Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 C Donnie Foster Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 QB Eric Dungey Head "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 LB Hernz Laguerre Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 TE Kendall Moore Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 DL Luke Arciniega Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 LB Parris Bennett Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 WR Sean Avant Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. NC State
11/15/15 RB Tyrone Perkins Illness "?" Saturday vs. NC State
10/15/15 QB AJ Long Concussion out for season
09/06/15 QB Terrel Hunt Achilles out for season

North Carolina State

11/15/15 LB Jerod Fernandez Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Syracuse
11/15/15 LB M.J. Salahuddin Groin "?" Saturday vs. Syracuse
11/15/15 SS Shawn Boone Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Syracuse
11/06/15 RB Matt Dayes Toe out for season
09/30/15 RB Shadrach Thornton Legal problems dismissed from team
09/17/15 WR Elliott Davis Dismissed left the team
09/17/15 TE Micah Till Dismissed left the team

Tony's Pick: Take Syracuse

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