September 12, 2015

Carrier Dome

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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons face the Syracuse Orange on Saturday at Carrier Dome. The opening line for this game has Syracuse as 6 point favorites and the over/under was set at 43.5.

The Demon Deacons are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games in September and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game. They are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game. The under is 4-0 in the Demon Deacons last 4 games following a straight up win of more than 20 points. and 9-1 in their last 10 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game. The under is also 19-7 in their last 26 conference games and 23-9 in their last 32 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous game.

The Orange are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games after allowing less than 170 yards passing in their previous game and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games after accumulating less than 170 yards passing in their previous game. They are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. The under is 3-0-1 in the Orange last 4 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game and 3-0-1 in their last 4 games following a straight up win. The under is 4-0-1 in their last 5 games following an ATS win and 7-1-1 in their last 9 vs. a team with a winning record.

Wake Forest scored 41 points last game on offense. In the passing department, they completed 29 passes on 40 attempts for a 72.5 percent completion percentage. They threw for a total of 388 yards through the air as well. The Demon Deacons carried the ball for a total of 203 yards last game on 42 attempts for a total of 4.8 yards per carry. They also ran 82 plays in last weeks game and averaged 7.2 yards per play for a total of 591 yards for the contest. The Demon Deacons managed 29 first downs for the game and they had a total of 30 penalty yards on 3 penalties.

Wake Forest gave up 100 passing yards in their last outing and 3 points in that game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 15 completions on 28 attempts for a completion percentage of 53.6. The Demon Deacons allowed 51 rushing yards on 19 carries for a 2.7 average per play. Wake Forest gave up 151 total yards last game including 3.2 per play. They didn't force any turnovers and were flagged for 10 penalties that totaled 77 yards as a unit.

Syracuse ended up with 47 points in the game last week on offense. In the passing department, they completed 10 passes last game on 20 attempts for a 50 percent completion percentage. They totaled 114 yards through the air as well. The Orange carried the ball for a total of 312 yards last game on 58 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry. They also ran 78 plays last game and averaged 5.5 yards per play for a total of 426 yards in the contest. The Orange had 23 first downs and they had 36 penalty yards on 3 penalties.

Syracuse gave up 60 passing yards last outing and didn't allow any points for the game on the defensive side of the ball. They allowed 10 completions on 20 attempts for a completion percentage of 50. The Orange allowed 4 rushing yards on 20 carries for a 0.2 average. Syracuse gave up 64 total yards last game including an average of 1.6 per play. They forced 4 turnovers and 4 penalties for 40 yards as a unit.

Wake Forest Betting Trends

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

Wake Forest has an ATS record of 1-0-0 this season

Syracuse Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

Wake Forest

09/09/15 DE Duke Ejiofor Concussion is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Syracuse
09/09/15 Backup RB Rocky Reid Ankle expected to miss Saturday vs. Syracuse
09/09/15 S Thomas Brown Suspension Served is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Syracuse
08/13/15 OL Ryan Anderson Suspension expected to miss 5 games

Syracuse

09/07/15 QB Eric Dungey None expected to start Saturday vs. Wake Forest
09/06/15 QB Terrel Hunt Achilles out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Wake Forest

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