Syracuse Orange vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) will go up against the Syracuse Orange (3-3) at State Farm Center on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange stepped onto the hardwood against Bryant and ended up losing by a score of 73-72 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Orange walked away with 23 while Bryant finished the game with 18 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Bryant finished the game shooting 78.3% from the free throw line by converting 18 of 23 tries. Furthermore, Bryant grabbed 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bryant recorded 12 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, Syracuse allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 24 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes for this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 13 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Orange converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Syracuse wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% FG percentage (24 of 60) and buried 6 out of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Justin Taylor is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played 26 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Syracuse heads into this game with a mark of 3-3 this season. They turn the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 13.7 fouls per game. As a team, Syracuse is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 74 assists for the year, which ranks 293rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Orange are shooting 33.0% on shots from downtown (36 of 109) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They average 74.8 pts per contest (135th in the nation) while shooting 45.1% from the field.

On defense, the Orange are able to force 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 fouls. They rank 311th in D-1 in giving up assists with 102 surrendered this season. The Orange defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.6% (152 of 374) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 35.6% on shots from distance while they are 209th in D-1 in PPG allowed (70.0).

When they last played, the Illinois Fighting Illini walked away with a victory by a final of 92-59 when they faced Lindenwood. The Fighting Illini collected 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 34 for the game. They coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 16 steals for this contest. Lindenwood had 10 fouls in this matchup which got the Fighting Illini to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to 3-point shots, Illinois made 11 of 30 tries (36.7%). When the game finished, the Fighting Illini finished shooting 36 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 58.1%. The Fighting Illini permitted Lindenwood to make 24 of 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 41.4% in the matchup. They finished 27.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 of 18 and ended up shooting 6 of 6 at the free throw line (100.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Illinois allowed Lindenwood to grab 20 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Skyy Clark was important for the Fighting Illini in this contest. He knocked down 8 of 9 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 88.9%, and had 3 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes for the game.

Illinois has a record of 5-1 this year. The Fighting Illini are responsible for committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 65.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 16.5 times per game (42nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 16.7 times per contest. Illinois has accumulated 508 pts this year (84.7 per contest) and they snag 40.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Illini are hitting on 50.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 17th in the country.

The Illinois defense surrenders 28.4% from downtown (31 of 109) and their opponents are connecting on 70.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 10.7 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 78th and 57th in college hoops. The Fighting Illini on the defensive end are ranked 49th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 61.5. They are forcing their opponents into 19.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 37.9% from the field (37th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Syracuse

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