Fighting Irish and Syracuse in Yankee Stadium

College Football Playoff Implication on the Line

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are just two wins away from a perfect regular season and a spot in the College Football Playoffs. They face a tough opponent in the No. 12 Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon from Yankee Stadium as part of the Shamrock Series.

The third-ranked Fighting Irish continued their march to the College Football Playoff with a dominating home win over Florida State last week. The Syracuse Orange keep climbing the rankings after a 54-23 win over Louisville.

TV: 2:30 p.m. ET, NBC.

LINE:Notre Dame -10.5; O/U: 64.

Quarterback Brandon Wimbush got the start in place of the injured Ian Book and didn't miss a beat. The former starter threw for three touchdowns and Notre Dame took care of the Seminoles 42-13.

Syracuse is a Formidable Foe

Syracuse has rebounded with four straight wins after back-to-back road losses against Pittsburgh and Clemson. The teams' most recent victory was a revenge win of sorts against the hapless Cardinals last Friday evening.

Syracuse is 8-2 on the season and football is a big deal back up in Orange Country. QB Eric Dungey ran for two scores and threw for one more against Louisville. He has put to rest the mini-quarterback controversy from earlier in the season between himself and redshirt freshman Tommy DeVito.

The Orange's rushing game that was truly dominant against the Cardinals was the difference. Syracuse racked up 326 yards on the ground. They were led by Moe Neal's career-best 159 yards and two scores.

Syracuse's defense played one of its better games of the season. They forced four turnovers, but will be challenged on Saturday against a Fighting Irish offense that averages just under 200 rushing yards per game. Notre Dame also has a passing game that is led by one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the country in Book.

Book Supposed to Start for the Fighting Irish

Coach Chip Kelly has the Fighting Irish at 10-0 on the season. Kelly also said that Book is planning to start against Syracuse.

Book leads the nation in completion percentage at 74.5 percent, he is fourth in passing efficiency at 170 and has thrown for 1,824 yards and 15 touchdowns. He has chunked only four interceptions since taking over in Week 4.

He'll have to be sharp on Saturday as the Fighting Irish will look to keep pace with an explosive Syracuse offense that ranks second in the ACC in points per game at 44.4 and yards per game at 482.

Notre Dame is 8-0 all-time in the Shamrock Series where it plays a home game at a neutral field.

The Fighting Irish ran for 365 yards against a Florida State defense that was allowing just 2.8 yards per rush before last week.

PREDICTION: Notre Dame 42, Syracuse 37

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Syracuse	8-2	7-3	44.40	27.60	16.8	4-2	3-1	6-4	4-2	2-2
Notre Dame	10-0	5-4-1	34.50	18.70	15.8	3-3	2-1-1	6-4	2-4	4-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SYRACU	10.86	15.59	-4.73
NOTRD	13.15	17.65	-4.5

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SYRACU	12.43	13.33	-0.9
NOTRD	12.34	9.71	2.63

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
SYRACU	4.69	4.40	0.29
NOTRD	4.59	3.72

Team Records

Syracuse Orange

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	8-2	6-0	2-2	7-3	4-2	3-1	44.40	27.60	16.80
vs Conf	5-2	4-0	1-2	5-2	3-1	2-1	39.43	29.00	10.43
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	3-0	2-0	1-0	48.67	29.33	19.34

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-0	6-0	4-0	5-4-1	3-3	2-1-1	34.50	18.70	15.80
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	3-0	1-0	2-0	1-1-1	1-0	0-1-1	39.00	18.67	20.33

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	44.40	7	18.70	15
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	207.00	80	211.83	62
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	209.00	21	99.67	21
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	34.50	30	27.60	69
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	212.33	85	241.75	66
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	201.83	47	239.75	107

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Syracuse	2-3	3-2	2-2-1	24.00	164.20	4.41	32.80	56.71	218.20	382.40	1.60
Notre Dame	3-2	2-3	2-2-1	30.00	116.20	3.26	37.40	62.57	321.80	438.00	2.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 1, 2016	NOTRD	SYRACU	50-33	183	471	654	1	126	363	489	0
Sep 27, 2014	NOTRD	SYRACU	31-15	161	362	523	5	135	294	429	1
Nov 22, 2008	SYRACU	NOTRD	24-23	170	147	317	2	41	291	332	0
Nov 19, 2005	SYRACU	NOTRD	10-34	143	78	221	1	134	286	420	0
Dec 6, 2003	NOTRD	SYRACU	12-38	62	199	261	4	247	209	456	4

NCAA Football Betting Odds & Trends

Syracuse Orange
Syracuse is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Syracuse is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Syracuse's last 5 games
Syracuse is 8-2 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Syracuse is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games on the road

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Notre Dame's last 7 games
Notre Dame is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Notre Dame's last 8 games at home

Team Last 5 Games

Syracuse Orange

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 9, 2018	LOUISV	54-23	W	-20.5/69	W/O	326	192	518	203	210	413	-1	H
Nov 3, 2018	WAKE	41-24	W	-6/78.5	W/U	264	157	421	159	275	434	-3	A
Oct 27, 2018	NCSU	51-41	W	2/65	W/O	81	480	561	68	473	541	-1	H
Oct 20, 2018	UNC	40-37	W	-10/67	L/O	140	406	546	179	321	500	0	H
Oct 6, 2018	PITT	37-44	L	-3.5/58	L/O	177	195	372	265	137	402	0	A

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 10, 2018	FLAST	42-13	W	-17.5/51.5	W/O	365	130	495	106	216	322	0	H
Nov 3, 2018	NWESTN	31-21	W	-10/49.5	P/O	121	343	464	108	141	249	1	A
Oct 27, 2018	NAVY	44-22	W	-22.5/57	L/O	254	330	584	292	52	344	0	A
Oct 13, 2018	PITT	19-14	W	-21/55.5	L/U	80	264	344	116	126	242	2	H
Oct 6, 2018	VTECH	45-23	W	-6.5/54.5	W/O	167	271	438	132	309	441	-1	A

Next up:
Syracuse at Boston College Saturday, November 24
Notre Dame at USC Saturday, November 24

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