Cornell Big Red vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

The Syracuse Orange (5-3) host the Cornell Big Red (7-1) at JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday.

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Lafayette and notched a win by a score of 79-71 in their last game. Cornell wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 of 55) and converted 8 out of their 32 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Big Red made 19 of 22 attempts for a rate of 86.4%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned 36 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 12 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With respect to the defense, Cornell allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the field on 28 of 66 shooting. Lafayette recorded 17 dimes and had 12 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Lafayette snagged 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lafayette shot 66.7% at the free throw line by converting 6 of their 9 tries. They made 9 of 31 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When discussing fouls, the Big Red ended up with 17 while Lafayette accounted for 18 fouls.

Sean Hansen is someone who was important in the game. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He played for 23 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Cornell enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-1 so far this year. They have an average of 85.5 points per contest (21st in the nation) while hitting 51.4% from the field. The Big Red are connecting on 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (80 of 227) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Cornell is grabbing 37.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 145 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 16th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per game and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Big Red are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They surrender 30.1% on 3-point shots while they are 302nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (77.0). The Big Red are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.9% (228 of 497) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 276th in college basketball in giving up assists with 111 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Syracuse Orange took a defeat with a final score of 84-62 when they faced Virginia. When it comes to team rebounding, Syracuse allowed Virginia to get 28 in all (8 offensive). They went 57.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 of 21 and ended up going 12 out of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Orange permitted Virginia to knock down 30 of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.5% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Orange shot 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. With respect to shots from downtown, Syracuse buried 5 out of 20 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 13 of those for a clip of 68.4%. Virginia had 13 fouls in this game which took the Orange to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. The Orange were able to snag 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for this contest.

JJ Starling ended up being a major contributor for the Orange in this contest. He converted 6 out of 12 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, but finished without a board. He scored 16 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Syracuse has a mark of 5-3 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Orange are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which is 234th in college basketball. Syracuse has totaled 611 pts this season (76.4 per contest) and they collect 37.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per game (186th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. The Orange are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls per game while shooting 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Syracuse defense surrenders 32.4% on three-point shots (60 of 185) and opponents are connecting on 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 39.6 boards every game, which is 284th and 329th in the country. The Orange defensively are ranked 190th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 71.3. They are able to force 15.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.6% from the field (188th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cornell

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