Saturday, September 26, 2015

Carrier Dome

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The LSU Tigers take on the Syracuse Orange on Saturday at Carrier Dome. The opening line for this game has LSU as 24 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.

Brandon Harris finished his last game with 74 yards through the air for LSU. He completed 12 passes out of 17 attempts for a 71% completion percentage. Leonard Fournette was the rushing leader for the Tigers last game. He carried the ball 19 times for an average of 12 yards per carry and ended with 228 yards. Travin Dural led the team in receiving. He had a total of 27 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 7 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game LSU got a total of 20 first downs by way of 14 rushing, 5 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 65 total plays for 485 yards for the game. The Tigers ran for 411 yards on 48 attempts.

Eric Dungey finished his last game with 93 yards through the air for Syracuse. He completed 3 passes out of 6 attempts for a 50% completion percentage. Jordan Fredericks was the rushing leader for the Orange last game. He carried the ball 11 times for an average of 7 yards per carry and ended with 73 yards. Steve Ishmael led the team in receiving. He had a total of 62 yards on 1 receptions for an average of 62 yards per catch in the game. Syracuse got a total of 11 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 6 passing, and 0 by penalty. They ran 47 total plays for 326 yards for the game. The Orange ran for 165 yards on 30 attempts.

LSU is averaging a total of 33 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 15.5 passes per game and completing 10.5 of them for a 67.7 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 72.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Tigers are averaging 338.5 rushing yards per game on 47.5 attempts per contest for an average of 7.1 yards per carry. They also run 63 plays per contest and average 6.5 yards per play for an average of 411 yards per game. The Tigers are averaging 18 first downs per game and they accumulate 69 penalty yards per game via 7 penalties.

LSU allows 217.5 passing yards per game and 20 points per contest on defense. They give up 22.5 completions on 36.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 61.6. The Tigers give up 101.5 rushing yards per contest on 31.5 carries for a 3.2 average per carry. LSU gives up 319 total yards per game including 4.7 yards per play. They force 1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 4.5 penalties per game that total 35.5 yards as a unit.

Syracuse is accumulating 35.7 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 17 passes per game and complete 9.7 of them for a 56.9 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 165.3 yards per game through the air as well. The Orange rush for an average of 209.3 yards per contest on 41.7 attempts for an average of 5 yards per carry for the season. They also run 58.7 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for a total of 374.7 yards per game. The Orange get an average of 16.3 first downs per game and they average 42 penalty yards per game via 4.3 penalties.

Syracuse allows an average of 287.7 passing yards and 14.7 points per contest. They give up 25.7 completions on 38.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 66.4 per game. The Orange give up 46.7 rushing yards per game on 30.7 carries for an average of 1.5 yards per carry. Syracuse gives up 334.3 total yards per game including an average of 4.8 per play. They create an average of 3 turnovers per game and 5 penalties for 45.3 yards each game.

LSU Betting Trends

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

LSU has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Syracuse Betting Trends

Syracuse is 3-0-0 against the over/under so far this season

Syracuse has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

LSU

09/20/15 DE Isaiah Washington Arm "?" Saturday vs. Syracuse
09/20/15 S Jalen Mills Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Syracuse
09/09/15 OL Chidi Valentine-Okeke Redshirt out for season
09/09/15 DT Mickey Johnson Undisclosed out for season

Syracuse

09/20/15 QB Eric Dungey Head injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/20/15 TE Josh Parris Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/20/15 C Rob Trudo Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/20/15 WR Steve Ishmael Neck injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. LSU
09/11/15 Backup RB Ervin Phillips Knee out indefinitely
09/06/15 QB Terrel Hunt Achilles out for season

Guy's Pick: Take LSU

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