No. 19 SMU and Syracuse meet in ACC action

No. 19 SMU (6-1) at Syracuse (3-4), Oct. 31 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: SMU by 9.5. Against the spread: SMU 3-3-1, Syracuse 4-3.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

SMU Offense

Overall: 473.9 yards per game (12th in FBS)

Passing: 316.0 yards per game (7th)

Rushing: 157.9 yards per game (66th)

Scoring: 36.4 points per game (20th)

SMU Defense

Overall: 303.3 yards per game (24th in FBS)

Passing: 179.1 yards per game (22nd)

Rushing: 124.1 yards per game (45th)

Scoring: 21.1 points per game (46th)

Syracuse Offense

Overall: 450.4 yards per game (22nd in FBS)

Passing: 286.0 yards per game (15th)

Rushing: 164.4 yards per game (56th)

Scoring: 31.6 points per game (49th)

Syracuse Defense

Overall: 337.1 yards per game (52nd in FBS)

Passing: 203.1 yards per game (53rd)

Rushing: 134.0 yards per game (60th)

Scoring: 26.3 points per game (93rd)

Syracuse ranks 54th in third down percentage, converting 41.8% of the time. SMU ranks 4th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 27.3%.

Syracuse ranks 138th in the FBS with 93.3 penalty yards per game.

SMU ranks 87th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:15, compared to Syracuse's 7th-ranked average of 33:37.

Team leaders

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