Canisius Griffins vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/8/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Canisius Golden Griffins vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is where the Syracuse Orange (17-15 last year) will try to defeat the Canisius Golden Griffins (10-20 last season) on Wednesday.

The Canisius Golden Griffins faced off with Mount St. Mary's and went home with a loss by a final score of 67-66 in their last game. Canisius walked away from the game with a 33.8% field goal percentage (24 out of 71) and buried 6 of their 23 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Griffins converted 12 of their 13 shots for a rate of 92.3%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 19 dimes for this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding defending, Canisius let their opponent shoot 46.7% from the floor on 28 out of 60 shooting. Mount St. Mary's totaled 17 dimes and had 1 steal in the game. Additionally, Mount St. Mary's totaled 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Mount St. Mary's finished 25.0% from the charity stripe by converting 3 of their 12 tries. They also knocked down 8 of 22 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing personal fouls, the Griffins walked away with 10 and Mount St. Mary's recorded 16 personal fouls.

Jordan Henderson is one player who played a role for the matchup. He went 33.3% from the field and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He was able to score 20 points on 6 out of 18 shooting.

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Canisius comes into this game after finishing with a record of 10-20 last season. They averaged 70.4 points per contest (204th in D-1) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Griffins connected on 34.7% on 3-pointers (255 of 734) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Canisius grabbed 33.6 rebounds per game and sat with 431 dimes last season, which was 170th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turned the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 15.6 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Griffins forced their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They gave up 36.6% from 3-point land and they ranked 247th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (72.3). The Griffins defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (815 of 1,747) and they relinquished 35.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 131st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 400 conceded last year.

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 83-72 when they faced New Hampshire. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Syracuse permitted New Hampshire to grab 38 overall (12 offensive). They went 25.8% from distance by going 8 out of 31 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). The Orange permitted New Hampshire to knock down 25 out of 68 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.8% for the game. When all was said and done, the Orange walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Syracuse converted 5 out of 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to make 22 of them for a rate of 81.5%. New Hampshire earned 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 13 steals in the game. The Orange were able to corral 33 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 46 for the game.

Judah Mintz ended up being a factor for the Orange for this contest. He converted 5 of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the matchup.

Syracuse had a record of 17-15 last year. As an offense, the Orange connected on 46.3% from the floor, which had them ranked 71st in the country. Syracuse earned 2,372 pts throughout last season (74.1 per game) and they pulled in 34.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 14.3 times per contest (88th in college hoops) and they turned it over 11.7 times per contest. The Orange were responsible for committing 13.3 fouls every game while shooting 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Syracuse defense allowed 34.3% on 3-pointers (329 of 958) and their opposition knocked down 70.2% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 19.3 dimes and 36.2 boards on a nightly basis, which was ranked 363rd and 302nd in D-1. The Orange defensively were ranked 264th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 72.9. They forced their opponents into 12.9 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (131st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Canisius

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