VCU Rams vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/24/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: VCU Rams vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Location: Imperial Arena in Paradise Island, BS

TV: ESPN2

The VCU Rams (2-2) are on their way to Imperial Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Syracuse Orange (2-1).

The VCU Rams took the court against Chattanooga and ended up losing by a score of 56-54 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Rams left the arena with 15 and Chattanooga accumulated 18 fouls. They made 5 out of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. Chattanooga finished the game shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 13 attempts. Furthermore, Chattanooga snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Chattanooga doled out 7 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, VCU allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the floor on 21 of 52 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 23 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rams made 6 of their 11 shots for a rate of 54.5%. VCU ended the game having earned a 47.8% field goal percentage (22 of 46) and buried 4 out of their 13 shots from downtown.

Vince Williams is someone who was a factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins played and also collected 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 70.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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VCU will take the court with a record of 2-2 on the year. They are turning it over 17.5 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, VCU is grabbing 31.0 boards per game and has earned 41 assists this season, which is 315th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Rams are shooting 26.3% from downtown (15 of 57) and 61.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 50.8 points per contest (357th in the nation) while going 40.4% from the field.

On defense, the Rams have forced 17.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are 28th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 34 surrendered this year. The Rams defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 32.7% (72 of 220) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are surrendering 21.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (51.3).

When they last played, the Syracuse Orange took a loss by a final score of 100-85 when they faced Colgate. The Orange pulled down 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. Colgate was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. With regard to shooting from distance, Syracuse converted 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). When all was said and done, the Orange ended up shooting 28 out of 64 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.8%. The Orange permitted Colgate to convert 32 out of their 70 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 45.7% for this game. They finished the game shooting 41.9% from 3-point land by going 18 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 18 out of 21 from the charity stripe (85.7%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Syracuse allowed Colgate to collect 38 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

Joseph Girard pitched in for the Orange in the matchup. He recorded 27 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accounted for 8 dimes in the game. He converted 8 of 14 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds.

Syracuse has a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this season. The Orange commit 13.0 fouls every game and they connect on 81.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.7 times per game (23rd in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per game. Syracuse has totaled 257 points for the campaign (85.7 per game) and they pull down 36.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are connecting on 51.1% from the field, which has them ranked 19th in Division 1.

The Syracuse defense surrenders 36.0% on 3-point shots (40 of 111) and their opposition makes 87.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 18.0 dimes and 34.7 boards every game, which ranks them 350th and 174th in college basketball. The Orange on defense are ranked 275th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 74.3. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.7% from the field (147th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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