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Notre Dame vs Syracuse preview, predictions, betting odds, live stream info

By Phil Watson

Sep 13, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish players celebrate after the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Notre Dame defeats Purdue 30-14. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish players celebrate after the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Notre Dame defeats Purdue 30-14. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Syracuse Orange

Quarterback Everett Golson leads the No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-0) into MetLife Stadium for a matchup Saturday night with the Syracuse Orange (2-1). Notre Dame is coming off a bye week after a 30-14 win over Purdue at Indianapolis. Syracuse took its first loss last week, a 34-20 decision at home to Maryland. It will be Notre Dame’s first trip outside of Indiana this season and the first meeting between the schools in six seasons. The series between the teams is tied 3-3, with Syracuse winning the last meeting at South Bend in 2008, 24-23.

Details for Saturday’s game are below:

Date: Sept. 27

Start Time: 8 p.m. Eastern

Location: East Rutherford, N.J.

Stadium: MetLife Stadium

TV Info: ABC

Live Stream: ABC Live

Radio: For a list of Syracuse affiliates, click here. For a list of Notre Dame affiliates, click here.

Ticket information: For Syracuse ticket info click here. For Notre Dame ticket info click here.

Keys to Victory

Notre Dame needs to stay efficienct in the red zone, where they are 14-for-14 this season, and stay on the positive side of the turnover ledger—the Irish are plus-8 in three games. Syracuse fell victim to the big play against the Terps, giving up an 88-yard interception return for a touchdown and a blocked punt that led to another Maryland score. It’s tough to lose when you outgain a team 370-89 on the ground, but the Orange figured out how to do it.

Betting Odds

Point Spread: ND minus-12

Moneyline: ND minus-460, Syracuse plus-365

O/U: 48

Prediction

Golson is a different animal this year than he was when he led Notre Dame to the BCS National Championship in 2012. In three games, he’s a 64.6 percent passer and has seven touchdown tosses—he had 12 TDs all season and completed 58.8 percent of his passes in 2012. The Fighting Irish are also tops in the nation in red-zone offense and turnover margin. Given Syracuse’s tendency to shoot itself in the foot, that’s a bad combination.

Final Score: Notre Dame 28, Syracuse 19

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