The Syracuse Orange (4-3) travel to face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-5) on Saturday, December 7th. This game will be played at Purcell Pavilion in South Bend and televised on CW. Both Syracuse and Notre Dame will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 ET.

Syracuse Orange vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish

The Orange Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Syracuse’s season record dropped to 4-3 after a 96-70 road loss to Tennessee on Tuesday. The Orange went into the game as +22.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game were 166, surpassing the O/U line of 144.

Syracuse trailed 45-35 at halftime and struggled defensively in the 2nd half, allowing 51 points while scoring 35.

The Fighting Irish Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Recent Game/Games

Notre Dame’s season record dropped to 4-5 after a 69-48 road loss to Georgia on Tuesday. The Irish entered the game as +8.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread. The game’s total points of 117 fell well short of the 140.5 O/U line.

Notre Dame trailed 34-22 at halftime and couldn’t close the gap, scoring just 26 points in the 2nd half while allowing 35.

Orange Offense Breakdown

Syracuse put up 70 points in their last game, shooting 49.1% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 54.7%. They connected on 58.8% of their two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 31.6% of their threes. Free-throw shooting was also an issue, as they made only 57.1% from the line.

Chaz Lanier and Elijah Moore led the way, with Lanier scoring 26 points and hitting 4 threes, while Moore added 24 points, shooting 66.7% overall and 50% from deep. Zakai Zeigler contributed 14 points and 8 assists, and Igor Miličić Jr. grabbed 10 rebounds despite shooting just 28.6% from the field.

Fighting Irish Offense Breakdown

Notre Dame struggled offensively in their last game, scoring just 48 points on 35.8% shooting from the field. They hit only 20% of their three-point attempts, going 4-for-20 from beyond the arc, and their effective field goal percentage was 39.6%.

The Irish managed just 5 assists and 7 offensive rebounds in the game. Asa Newell led the team with 20 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 50% from the field, while Dakota Leffew added 16 points, hitting 4 of 9 threes.

Orange Team Defense

Syracuse struggled defensively, giving up 96 points on 53% shooting from the field. The Orange allowed 35 made field goals on 65 attempts.

Inside the arc, Syracuse’s defense was even worse, as they allowed 25 two-point baskets on 36 attempts, a 69% shooting rate.

Fighting Irish Team Defense

Syracuse’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 96 points while allowing their opponent to shoot 53% from the field. Inside the arc, Syracuse allowed 25 two-point baskets on 36 attempts, a 69% shooting rate.

From three-point range, Syracuse’s opponent made 10 of 29 attempts, shooting 34%. Syracuse also sent them to the free-throw line 24 times, where they converted 16 attempts, shooting 66%. Syracuse gave up 13 offensive rebounds.

Orange vs Fighting Irish Trends

• In their last five road games, Syracuse has averaged 77 points per game while allowing 84. The team’s record in this stretch was 2-3 while going 3-2.
• In their last five home games, Notre Dame has averaged 64 points per game while allowing 70. The team’s record in this stretch was 1-4 while going 3-2.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Syracuse has an ATS mark of 2-1 while going 0-3 straight up.
• In their last five contests as the favorite, Notre Dame has a poor record vs the spread going 2-3. But, they still put together a straight up mark of 4-1.

Orange vs Fighting Irish Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Fighting Irish to secure the win, with an expected final score of 77-69. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -5.

Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 147.5, and our model predicts the Orange and Fighting Irish to score a combined 146 points. We recommend betting on the under.

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