Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPNU

The Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) are hitting the road to JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Syracuse Orange (8-4).

The Pittsburgh Panthers played North Florida and notched a win by a score of 82-56 in their last contest. Pittsburgh finished having earned a 52.5% field goal percentage (32 of 61) and made 6 of their 15 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 12 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 54.5%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 21 dimes for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In the matter of the defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to shoot 37.7% from the floor on 20 out of 53 shooting. North Florida dished out 9 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. Moreover, North Florida pulled down 25 rebounds (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Florida shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 15 tries. They converted 6 out of their 25 attempts from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 14 and North Florida accumulated 17 personal fouls.

Federiko Federiko is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 71.4% from the floor but didn't record a dime. He played for 30 mins and also grabbed 8 boards. He accumulated 22 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Pittsburgh enters this game with a win-loss record of 8-4 on the season. They turn it over 13.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Pittsburgh is grabbing 40.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 174 dimes this season, which is 101st in the country in terms of passing. The Panthers are connecting on 34.7% on three-point shots (105 of 303) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.1 points per contest (137th in D-1) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They concede 29.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 117th in the country in points per game allowed (66.3). The Panthers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 40.2% (290 of 721) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are 203rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 146 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange went home victorious with a score of 78-63 against Cornell. Regarding rebounding, Syracuse allowed Cornell to snag 36 in total (16 offensive). They shot 27.1% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 48 and ended up shooting 0 of 2 at the free throw line (0.0%). The Orange permitted Cornell to make 25 of 76 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 32.9% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Orange finished the game shooting 29 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In regard to shots from distance, Syracuse buried 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to convert 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.3%. Cornell committed 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Orange earned 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this contest.

Joseph Girard ended up having an impact for the Orange in the game. He made 5 out of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for the matchup.

Syracuse has a record of 8-4 for the season. The Orange commit 13.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per contest (123rd in the country) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per contest. Syracuse has scored 897 pts so far this year (74.8 per game) and they collect 37.2 boards per contest. As an offense, the Orange are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 100th in the nation.

The Orange are ranked 173rd in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 68.2. They are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (42nd in college hoops). The Syracuse defense gives up 31.9% on shots from distance (117 of 367) and opponents are making 65.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 17.0 dimes and 37.8 total boards per game, which is 355th and 323rd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Syracuse

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