Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPNU

Carrier Dome is the site where the Syracuse Orange (7-8) will take on the Pittsburgh Panthers (6-9) on Tuesday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced off with Boston College and took home the win by a score of 69-67 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Panthers finished with 18 and Boston College had 21 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of their 23 tries from beyond the perimeter. Boston College finished the game shooting 73.7% from the free throw line by converting 14 of their 19 attempts. On top of that, Boston College had 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Boston College doled out 12 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 38.6% from the field on 22 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Panthers converted 23 of 28 attempts for a rate of 82.1%. Pittsburgh wrapped up the game having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (20 of 45) and buried 6 out of their 14 shots from 3-point land.

John Hugley is someone who came through in the matchup. He finished 61.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He played 37 minutes played and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 32 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Pittsburgh heads into this one with a win-loss record of 6-9 on the season. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling down 36.1 boards per contest and has racked up 169 dimes this season, which is 256th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are shooting 30.9% on shots from 3-point land (72 of 233) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 62.4 pts per contest (332nd in the nation) while hitting 41.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Panthers have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 285th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 207 surrendered for the year. The Panthers defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 41.3% (345 of 835) and they concede 31.2 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 34.4% on shots from distance and they are 95th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (64.9).

In their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a defeat with a final score of 77-74 when they played Wake Forest. The Orange earned 30 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 42 for the contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Wake Forest had 11 fouls in this contest which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to shots from distance, Syracuse buried 8 out of their 29 tries (27.6%). When all was said and done, the Orange went 27 for 75 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.0%. The Orange allowed Wake Forest to bury 25 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 29.7% from downtown by shooting 11 out of 37 and finished the contest at 16 out of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Syracuse permitted Wake Forest to grab 36 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Jimmy Boeheim was important for the Orange in the game. He buried 9 of 17 in this contest giving him a rate of 52.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 41 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Syracuse has a win-loss record of 7-8 so far this year. The Orange are committing 14.3 fouls per game and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (71st in the country) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per game. Syracuse has earned 1,178 pts on the year (78.5 per game) and they pull down 37.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Orange are shooting 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 144th in D-1.

The Syracuse defense concedes 33.5% on 3-point attempts (166 of 495) and opponents are connecting on 74.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 18.9 dimes and 38.3 boards per contest, ranking them 358th and 311th in college hoops. The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 328th in D-1 in PPG given up with 76.5. They are able to force 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (180th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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