Syracuse is on the road playing Clemson at the Memorial Stadium stadium on Saturday, 10/22/2022 @ 12:00pm EST. Clemson -13 was the opening favorite and current line is Clemson -13.5.
Syracuse Orange and Clemson Tigers meet at Clemson Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon in week 8 of the ACC conference.
The Syracuse Orange will be looking to build on their 6-0 record after beating NC State 24-9 last time out. Garrett Shrader has thrown for 1,434 yards, 12 touchdowns, and three interceptions on 69.7% passing. He has also rushed for 300 yards and five touchdowns. This season, Sean Tucker has 644 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns, while Oronde Gadsden II has 31 receptions for 507 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. This season, Devaughn Cooper has 207 receiving yards, while three other Orange receivers have at least 100 yards. In defense, Mikel Jones has a team-high 40 tackles, Garrett Williams has a pair of interceptions, and Syracuse has combined for 17 sacks. Overall, Syracuse is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games, and 9-4 ATS in its last 13 conference games. The under is 5-1 in its last 6 games against winning teams. The over is 4-1 in Clemson's last 5 games following a win, and they are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 conference games.
With a 34-28 win over Florida State, the Clemson Tigers improved to 7-0 on the season. DJ Ulagalelei has thrown for 1,665 yards, 17 touchdowns, and two interceptions on 64.3% passing, while Will Shipley has rushed for 567 yards and 8 touchdowns. Among the team's top receivers, Antonio Williams has 24 catches for 334 yards while Beaux Collins has 290 receiving yards and five touchdowns. On the year, two other Tigers have at least 200 receiving yards and three others have 100+ receiving yards. Trenton Simpson leads Clemson in total tackles with 45, including 25 solo tackles; Myles Murphy has a team-high 5 sacks, part of Clemson's 17 sacks; Clemson has 6 interceptions as a team.
Unbeaten teams with double digits are rare, so Syracuse stands out. Outside of the win over NC State, Syracuse has played close games all year, while Clemson hasn't. Their unbeaten record and dominance across the board make them one of the best teams in the league. The Orange have had a history of playing Clemson close, but the Tigers are just on another level right now. Clemson lays the points here.
Syracuse Highlights
With a power ranking of 70, Syracuse is ranked #25 in offense (scoring an average of 38.40 per game), #10 in defense (allowing an average of 14.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 6-0 (5-1 ATS) this season.
Clemson Highlights
Clemson Tigers has a power ranking of 7 and are #20 for offense (scoring an average of 39.33 per game), #24 for defense (giving up an average of 14.00 points per game) and 7-0 (4-3 ATS) overall. Syracuse went 3-0 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Clemson.
Syracuse Injuries
FB Chris Elmore Is out for season, Undisclosed
Chris Elmore Is out for season, Undisclosed DB Neil Nunn Is "?" Saturday vs Clemson, Undisclosed
Neil Nunn Is "?" Saturday vs Clemson, Undisclosed WR Isaiah Jones Is out indefinitely, Upper Body
Isaiah Jones Is out indefinitely, Upper Body QB Justin Lamson Is out for season, Leg
Justin Lamson Is out for season, Leg DL Terry Lockett Is out for season, Undisclosed
Terry Lockett Is out for season, Undisclosed DB Dom Foster Is out indefinitely, Suspension
Clemson Injuries
FB Chris Elmore Is out for season, Undisclosed
Chris Elmore Is out for season, Undisclosed DB Neil Nunn Is "?" Saturday vs Clemson, Undisclosed
Neil Nunn Is "?" Saturday vs Clemson, Undisclosed WR Isaiah Jones Is out indefinitely, Upper Body
Isaiah Jones Is out indefinitely, Upper Body QB Justin Lamson Is out for season, Leg
Justin Lamson Is out for season, Leg DL Terry Lockett Is out for season, Undisclosed
Terry Lockett Is out for season, Undisclosed DB Dom Foster Is out indefinitely, Suspension
Curated Picks & Predictions
From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be SYR 38.25, CLEM 11.25.
52% of SportsJaw predicts Clemson Tigers to cover.
OddsShark predicts Clemson will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.
Our ScoreCaster predicts Orange 20 to Tigers 43.
Staff Prediction
I’m usually pretty confident in my Clemson pick, even when I’m wrong. I’ve got a little trepidation this week as I think Syracuse is a decent team, they've been tough all season. The Cuse' doesn't have the number and caliber of athletes that the Tigers have on either side of the ball. That said, this Clemson team is going to have to prove they can put their opponent away before I take a spread this big and I can see the Orange with a late touchdown and the back door cover. Score: Clemson 31 - Syracuse 23
Written by SportsJaw Staff
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