The Syracuse Orange head to take on the Louisville Cardinals at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium this week. The game will air Saturday, Nov 7 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESP3 and ACCN.
In last week’s matchup, Louisville won in a close one over Wake Forest 20-19. Jamari Staples had a great game in the victory, pulling in 10 receptions for 133 yards and two TDs. Lamar Jackson also had a great game with 207 yards and two TDs through the air. Syracuse is hoping for a different outcome after struggling mightily against Florida State 45-21. Josh Parris had a solid performance for the Orange, grabbing four receptions for 35 yards. George Morris had 55 rushing yards on six carries.
The Orange are a 12-point underdog against the Cardinals and the Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is currently not available.
With a 4-4 record both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Cardinals will look to improve as they head into Week 10. In their five most recent matchups, the Cardinals went 4-1 SU and 2-3 ATS. Expect the Orange to have a tough time running against the 15th-ranked Cardinals run defense, which gives up 111.6 yards per game on the ground.
Over on the other sideline, the Orange fare well ATS, sitting at 5-3. However, they are only 3-5 SU this season. Over their last five games, the Orange have a SU record of 0-5 and a 3-2 record ATS for those betting with them. Over the last five games, the Orange turned it up on defense, only allowing an average of 248.6 passing yards per game. The Louisville offensive line, which ranks 127th in the country with four sacks allowed per game, could be an area where the Orange attack. Syracuse has been good at avoiding penalties this season. The team only receives 4.5 per game on average, the ninth-fewest in the country.
Predictions: SU Winner – Louisville, ATS Winner – Louisville
Notes
Louisville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Louisville’s last 6 games.
Louisville is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home.
Louisville is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games at home.
Louisville is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Syracuse.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Louisville’s last 10 games when playing Syracuse.
Louisville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Syracuse.
Syracuse is 3-2 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Louisville is 4-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
Louisville is only 1-2) SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet 3-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Louisville is 8-5 SU against ACC opponents, while Syracuse is just 2-10 SU against conference foes.
The Louisville rushing attack is ranked only 104th in the nation, while the Syracuse run defense is ranked 57th. The Orange run game is ranked just 75th, compared to the 15th-ranked rush defense of the Cardinals.
