Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 10/29/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ABC

Odds/Point Spread: Orange (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 46.5

The Syracuse Orange (6-1) host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-3) at JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday. Syracuse opens this matchup as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 46.5.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish head into this matchup 4-3 this year. In their last contest, the Fighting Irish went up against the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and earned the victory with a final of 44-21. Drew Pyne went 14/28 with 205 yards passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 127.9 and ended the game with 1 interception. Logan Diggs led the offense in rushing for the Fighting Irish with 28 carries for 130 yards (4.6 yds per attempt). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish ran the football 47 times and compiled 223 yds, which had them averaging 4.7 yds per attempt. In all, they had 75 plays for 428 yds. Notre Dame allowed 17 completions on 33 tries for 153 yds, and a completion rate of 51.5%. Against the run, the Fighting Irish gave up 146 yards on 28 attempts, which is 5.2 yds per rush allowed.

The Fighting Irish have attained 2,702 total yards this season. When it comes to notching touchdowns, Notre Dame has compiled 12 touchdowns through the air and 11 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the ball over 10 times. Notre Dame has accrued 149 first downs, and they have been flagged for 30 penalties for 267 yds. As a team they're averaging 178.1 yards via the ground game which is 46th in Division 1. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are sitting at 26.6 points per game.

The Fighting Irish are ranked 36th in D-1 when it comes to their opponents scoring, conceding 21.9 points per game. They are allowing an average of 4.0 yards per run and 139.4 rushing yards per contest for the campaign. For the season, they have allowed 976 yards via the running game in 7 outings. Concerning passing yardage, the Fighting Irish are giving up 1,414 yds which ranks them 29th in D-1. They are giving up 202.0 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 58.9%. In total, they are allowing 341.4 yards per contest putting them 30th in the nation. They have surrendered 11 touchdowns via the pass and 8 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Orange come into this matchup with a record of 6-1 for this year. In their last game, the Orange walked away with a loss by a score of 27-21 against the Clemson Tigers. Garrett Shrader (1 touchdown) walked away from the contest with 167 yds on 18/26 through the air while his quarterback rating was 128.2. He threw 1 interception and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.4. Garrett Shrader ran the ball 21 times for 71 yds, ending the game with 3.4 yards per carry for Syracuse. The Orange finished the contest with a total of 291 yds and they ran 54 plays (5.4 yds per play). Syracuse ran for 4.4 yards per tote, finishing the contest with 124 yds on 28 carries. Syracuse surrendered 60 attempts on the ground for 293 yds (4.9 yds per rush). The Orange passing defense gave up a completion rate of 60.0%, relinquishing 157 yds on 15 out of 25 through the air.

In relation to their ability to score points, the Orange are ranking 37th in D-1 averaging 33.9 points per game. For the year thus far, the Orange currently have a total of 1,626 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 232.3 passing yards per outing, ranking them 72nd in D-1. The Syracuse Orange have an average of 411.6 yards/outing, which has them sitting 61st in Division 1. The Syracuse offense has racked up 510 penalty yds on 67 violations, which is 5th in college football in terms of hurting your team.

Syracuse has given up a total of 863 yards via the ground game (123.3 yards per game) as well as 8 touchdowns on the ground so far this year. They have given up 5 touchdowns through the air as well as 171.4 yards/outing, which has them in 10th in college football. The Orange defense has participated in 436 plays, which is 18th in the nation. The Orange are allowing 15.1 PPG, which has them sitting 7th in the country. This season, they have allowed 106 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Fighting Irish/Orange college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Orange -3

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