Western Michigan Broncos vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/09/2023

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 9, 2023

Venue:  JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY

Where to Watch:  ACC Network Extra

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  WMU +23, Syracuse -23; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  WMU +23.5, Syracuse -23.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  WMU +23.5, Syracuse -23.5; Over/Under:  55.5 points

Western Michigan Broncos:  1-0 (0-0) (1st place, MAC West)

Syracuse Orange:  1-0 (0-0) (3rd place, ACC)

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Western Michigan Broncos:  won their last game at home against the St. Francis Red Flash 35-17.

Syracuse Orange:  won their last game at home against the Colgate Raiders 65-0.

Western Michigan is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against St. Francis PA 35-17. Jack Salopek was the starting QB and he completed 18/26 passes for 170 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. Jalen Buckley led the team in rushing yards with 194 and 1 TD. Kenneth Womack led the receivers with 54 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Tate Hallock led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Boone Bonnema led the defense in sacks with 1.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Syracuse is entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Colgate 65-0. Garrett Shrader was the starting QB and he completed 18/24 passes for 257 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception. LeQuint Allen led the team in rushing yards with 107 and 1 TD. Umari Hatcher led the receivers with 105 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Marlowe Wax and Alijah Clark each led the defense in that game with 2 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Marlowe Wax led the defense in sacks with 1. Gregory Delaine and Jeremiah Wilson each came away with 1 interception in that game.

The current betting odds have Syracuse listed as a 23 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Syracuse was a program that was on the rise last season and they are going to be looking to take a big step this season. Their offense showed up big in their 1st game as they scored 65 points on Colgate who does play in the FCS, but their defense also shut them out in a really good performance. Western Michigan also looked good in their 1st game of the season against a team from the FCS but now they are playing their 1st road game against a power 5 school and their offense is going to struggle to put points up on this improved Syracuse defense. Syracuse will also put up a ton of points at home here with that improved offense and Western Michigan just won't have the offense to keep up in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on Syracuse to cover the spread in this game.

Western Michigan Syracuse Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 9, 2023 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Syracuse 56 WMU 14.

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Western Michigan Broncos: 17-25 ATS in a road game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 14-21 ATS after a cover as a double digit favorite. 8-2 UNDER as an underdog. 9-3 UNDER in road games. 

Syracuse Orange: 6-1 ATS as a home favorite. 18-3 ATS against MAC opponents. 8-2 ATS in non-conference games. 9-3 UNDER when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 10-5 UNDER in home games. 20-7 UNDER after a cover as a double digit favorite.

Western Michigan Broncos:  None.

Syracuse Orange:  T. Pena (WR) day-to-day - Undisclosed. S. Mahar Jr. (TE) out for season - Knee.

"I'm really proud of our team tonight. Great effort, toughness and discipline was on display tonight. So I'm really proud and happy because I think everybody on our football family did a great job. Not only our players, our coaches, our staff, all bought into my vision and mission really worked tirelessly. And it's not about me, it's about them. So I want to thank them for what they've done the commitment that they've given to our players and building a championship culture with the habits that we want to embody." - Lance Taylor after his team’s win against St. Francis in their last game.

“We know what our standards are. We know what our standards need to be for us to compete on the highest level, if we meet those standards, we’re going to be ok. The issue with teams like this is guys think it’s going to be easy and it’s not going to be easy.” - Dino Babers on his team coming into this new college football season.

WR Sambucci, Anthony 

WR Womack, Kenneth 

WR Dieudonne, Malique 

TE Bosma, Blake 

QB Bourguet, Treyson 

RB King, Keshawn 

WR Alford, Damien 

WR Jones, Isaiah 

WR Brown, Donovan 

TE Gadsden II, Oronde 

QB Shrader, Garrett 

RB Allen, LeQuint 

Passing: J. Salopek (170)

Rushing: J. Buckley (194)

Receiving: K. Womack (54)

Touchdowns: J. Buckley (1)

Passing: G. Shrader (257)

Rushing: L. Allen (107)

Receiving: U. Hatcher (105)

Touchdowns: I. Jones (2)

Coaches:

Western Michigan Broncos: Lance Taylor (1st season)

Syracuse Orange: Dino Babers (8th season)