Syracuse vs Notre Dame 11/17/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The #13 Syracuse Orange (8 - 2) are on the road this week for a matchup with the #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10 - 0) for what should be our game of the week. This game will be played at Yankee Stadium in New York, NY and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are going to be incredibly heavily favored.

Syracuse comes into this game having won three-straight matchups in order to garner some momentum. Notre Dame has been untouchable all season long but can the Fighting Irish stay perfect?

Notre Dame takes the field with an incredibly well-balanced team. Notre Dame is scoring 35 PPG on offense while racking up 454 total yards of offense per outing. Notre Dame can push the ball on the ground and they can slow down games thanks to their great defense. Notre Dame is surrendering just 19 PPG to opposing teams so far this season. The Syracuse Orange know that they are huge underdogs but a win here could be huge for the Orange. Syracuse is scoring 44 PPG on offense while racking up over 480 total yards of offense per game. We're looking at QB Eric Dungey(2,193 yards, 14 TDs, 5 INTs) as our player to highlight in this game. If Dungey can play a flawless game, Syracuse should keep this matchup competitive until the final quarter. Syracuse is surrendering 28 PPG to opposing teams on defense this season.