Week 3: Syracuse vs Purdue 9/17/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Syracuse Orange and Purdue Boilermakers do battle Saturday night in week 3 college football action at JMA Wireless Dome. The Purdue Boilermakers look to get a game above a .500 record. The Syracuse Orange look for their first 3-0 start since the 2018 season.

The Purdue Boilermakers have split their last 6 road games. Aidan O’Connell is completing 59.5 percent of his passes for 576 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Charlie Jones and Mershawn Rice have combined for 345 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns, while Tyrone Tracy has 6 receptions. The Purdue Boilermakers ground game is averaging 151 yards per contest, and Devin Mockobee leads the way with 78 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Purdue is allowing 17.5 points and 275.5 yards per game. Sanoussi Kane leads the Purdue Boilermakers with 10 tackles, Scotty Humpich has 1 sack and Jamari Brown has 1 interception.

The Syracuse Orange have split their last 8 home games. Garrett Shrader is completing 79.2 percent of his passes for 523 yards, 5 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Sean Tucker and Devaughn Cooper have combined for 188 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Oronde Gadsden II has 6 receptions. The Syracuse Orange ground game is averaging 181.5 yards per contest, and Tucker leads the way with 212 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Syracuse is allowing 10.5 points and 268 yards per game. Garrett Williams leads the Syracuse Orange with 16 tackles, Marlowe Wax has 1.5 sacks and Derek McDonald has 1 interception.

The Boilermakers are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games on fieldturf and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Orange are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games and 12-4 ATS in their last 16 games overall. The over is 4-0 in Boilermakers last 4 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Orange last 4 home games.

The Purdue Boilermakers are from the better conference, and they went blow for blow with Penn State, so they’re going to get the respect from oddsmakers. The Syracuse Orange are still a basketball school that nobody takes serious against good teams. With that said, Syracuse has shown promise on the offensive side and has a playmaker at quarterback who is off to a fine start. I underrated Syracuse last week, but the Orange showed me some things and kind of impressed me with their dominance. At home, Syracuse is more than capable of winning this game against a Purdue side that can be flat for stretches. Give me the home dog.