Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/25/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

Petersen Events Center is the location where the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-12) will take on the Syracuse Orange (9-10) on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange took the court against Duke and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-59 in their last contest. Syracuse wrapped up the contest having earned a 35.3% field goal percentage (24 out of 68) and buried 5 of their 29 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Orange made 6 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 13 assists in this contest while forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With respect to defense, Syracuse let their opponent shoot 47.6% from the field on 30 of 63 shooting. Duke totaled 25 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Duke collected 42 boards (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Duke walked away from this one shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of 7 attempts. They also made 14 of their 37 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Orange ended up finishing with 6 and Duke accumulated 12 fouls.

Jesse Edwards is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes played and also snagged 9 rebounds. He racked up 12 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Syracuse heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 9-10 this season. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Syracuse is grabbing 36.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 287 dimes on the season, which is 53rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Orange are hitting 36.6% on three-point attempts (164 of 448) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.7 points per game (52nd in the nation) while hitting 45.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Orange are forcing 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They currently rank 358th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 361 conceded for the campaign. The Orange defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (513 of 1,182) and they relinquish 36.8 boards per game as a team. They relinquish 34.4% on 3-point shots and they are 325th in D-1 in opponents PPG (75.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a score of 75-48 against Clemson. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Clemson to collect 26 in total (4 offensive). They went 48.0% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 12 of 25 and finished the contest at 19 of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). The Panthers allowed Clemson to bury 22 of 46 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Panthers finished 16 for 48 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. Regarding shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh buried 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 69.2%. Clemson committed 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for 13 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Panthers pulled down 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this game.

John Hugley ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers in this contest. He converted 4 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He recorded 15 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 7-12 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Panthers are hitting on 41.3% from the floor, which is ranked 305th in the country. Pittsburgh has totaled 1,171 points for the campaign (61.6 per contest) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.8 times per contest (320th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. The Panthers are responsible for committing 15.7 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Pittsburgh defense gives up 34.2% on 3-point attempts (151 of 442) and opponents are converting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 14.1 dimes and 30.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 280th and 27th in college hoops. The Panthers defensively are ranked 89th in the country in points per game surrendered with 65.5. They are forcing 10.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (149th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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