Villanova Wildcats vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/7/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Villanova Wildcats vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The Syracuse Orange (5-3) welcome the Villanova Wildcats (6-2) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

The Villanova Wildcats faced off with Saint Joseph's and went home with a win by a final score of 81-52 in their last contest. Villanova ended the game with a 52.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 53) and buried 13 out of their 25 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 35 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, Villanova allowed the other team to go 36.2% from the floor on 21 of 58 shooting. Saint Joseph's recorded 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Saint Joseph's grabbed 22 boards (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Saint Joseph's ended up going 42.9% at the charity stripe by burying 3 of 7 attempts. They also knocked down 7 of their 31 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 10 and Saint Joseph's totaled 13 fouls.

Collin Gillespie is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He was able to score 23 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He went 58.3% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Villanova will play this contest with a mark of 6-2 this season. They are averaging 79.6 points per contest (60th in Division 1) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The Wildcats are connecting on 42.2% on shots from distance (94 of 223) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Villanova is snagging 35.1 boards per game and has 118 assists on the season, which has them ranked 147th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 8.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.3 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 17.4 personal fouls. They are 151st in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 98 surrendered so far this year. The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.6% (183 of 440) and they concede 31.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 33.0% on three-point shots and they are 77th in the country in PPG from their opponents (63.1).

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange got the victory with a final of 63-60 when they faced Florida State. The Orange pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in the matchup. Florida State committed 15 personal fouls for this contest which took the Orange to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.9%. In the matter of three-point shots, Syracuse converted 9 of their 30 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Orange walked away from this one shooting 22 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.9%. The Orange permitted Florida State to convert 22 out of 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 34.9% for this game. They shot 13.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 4 of 30 and ended up going 12 out of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about rebounding, Syracuse permitted Florida State to get 33 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Jesse Edwards was important for the Orange in the matchup. He converted 4 of 8 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 12 rebounds. He tallied 11 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the contest.

Syracuse has a mark of 5-3 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are shooting 45.4% from the field, which ranks 138th in the country. Syracuse has accounted for 647 pts for the year (80.9 per game) and they pull in 36.6 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 15.1 times per contest (77th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per game. The Orange commit 14.3 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Orange are ranked 331st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 79.1. They have forced 13.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.0% from the floor (246th in D-1). The Syracuse defense gives up 34.9% on three-point shots (89 of 255) and their opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 19.3 dimes and 37.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 356th and 278th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Syracuse and under the total points

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