Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

The Duke Blue Devils (14-3) are welcoming the Syracuse Orange (9-9) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange faced Clemson and earned the victory with a final of 91-78 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Orange ended up finishing with 13 and Clemson totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 26 shots from 3-point range. Clemson finished the contest at 72.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of their 11 attempts. On top of that, Clemson had 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Clemson totaled 22 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Syracuse let their opponent shoot 50.0% from the floor on 31 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for the game while creating 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 37 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Orange converted 20 of 26 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. Syracuse wrapped up the contest with a 53.4% FG percentage (31 out of 58) and converted 9 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Joseph Girard is a guy who was important for the game. He finished 66.7% from the field and dished out 5 dimes. He played 35 mins played and also totaled 1 board. He ended up with 23 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Syracuse will take the court with a mark of 9-9 this year. They have an average of 78.7 points per outing (38th in D-1) on 45.9% from the field. The Orange are shooting 37.9% on three-point shots (159 of 419) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is grabbing 36.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 273 dimes for the year, which ranks 50th in the nation in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Orange have forced 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 fouls. They rank 358th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 336 surrendered this year. The Orange defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.2% (483 of 1,119) and they concede 36.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 325th in college basketball in opponents PPG (75.7).

When they last played, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a final score of 79-78 against Florida State. In regard to attacking the glass, Duke allowed Florida State to get 36 in total (16 offensive). They finished 28.0% from distance by shooting 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Blue Devils allowed Florida State to knock down 26 of 73 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Blue Devils ended up going 27 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Duke knocked down 10 out of their 23 tries (43.5%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Florida State had 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 18 tries. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 2 steals for the contest. The Blue Devils collected 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in this matchup.

Paolo Banchero was important for the Blue Devils for the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 42 mins on the court and had 7 dimes in the game. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and accounted for 12 rebounds.

Duke has a record of 14-3 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Blue Devils are shooting 49.2% from the field, which ranks them 14th in college basketball. Duke has accounted for 1,408 pts this season (82.8 per contest) and they pull in 38.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.6 times per game (12th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per contest. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 14.1 fouls every game and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Blue Devils on the defensive side of the court are 103rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 66.0. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (80th in the nation). The Duke defense allows 29.7% from downtown (107 of 360) and their opponents are connecting on 66.8% of their foul shots. They concede 12.6 assists and 35.4 boards per game, which is ranked 183rd and 210th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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