Week 13 · Game preview · Sat · TBA
Statboy projection
Notre Dame by 24.5
94% to win
Notre Dame 94%Syracuse 6%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Notre Dame |  Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Résumé rank | #83 |
| +29.0#3 | Power rating | +2.6#74 |
| +15.9#3 | Offense | +2.1#70 |
| +12.3#11 | Defense | +2.2#68 |
| +0.2#67 | Special teams | -0.1#86 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Notre Dame | Syracuse | |
|---|---|---|
| 39.3#9 | Points per game | 29.3#61 |
| 14.6#9 | Points allowed | 25.4#73 |
| 0.40#2 | Offense EPA/play | 0.13#78 |
| -0.10#10 | Defense EPA/play | 0.08#68 |
| 51.4%#13 | Offense success rate | 44.9%#58 |
| 34.1%#19 | Defense success rate | 39.6%#64 |
| 6.5#22 | Yards per play | 5.5#100 |
| 42.5%#45 | 3rd down | 39.7%#75 |
| 65.4%#24 | Red zone TD rate | 57.2%#115 |
| 17.8%#19 | Havoc created | 17.7%#20 |
| 16.0#2 | Turnover margin | 0.0#65 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Notre Dame
CJ Carr#10 QB
1933 pass yds · 14 TD · 0 INT
Boubacar Traore#12 DL
30 tackles · 7 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Luke Talich#15 S
43 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 3 INT
Syracuse
Davien Kerr#8 DB
38 tackles · 2 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 4 INT
Keyshawn Johnson#29 LB
32 tackles · 9 TFL · 7 sacks
Malachi Nelson#75 QB
530 pass yds · 3 TD · 3 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).