Oregon Ducks vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oregon Ducks vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: CBSSN

The Oregon Ducks (7-2) are headed to Sanford Pentagon on Sunday where they will go up against the Syracuse Orange (7-3).

The Oregon Ducks took the court against California Baptist and notched a win by a score of 76-55 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Ducks ended up finishing with 20 while California Baptist racked up 18 personal fouls. They knocked down 3 out of their 15 attempts from 3-point range. California Baptist finished shooting 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, California Baptist had 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. California Baptist earned 4 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Oregon let their opponent shoot 35.2% from the floor on 19 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 34 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Ducks knocked down 13 of 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Oregon walked away from the game having earned a 51.9% field goal percentage (27 of 52) and made 9 out of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Kario Oquendo is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished shooting 58.3% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the court for 24 mins played but did not grab any boards. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Oregon will enter this matchup with a mark of 7-2 so far this season. They average 80.2 pts per contest (80th in D-1) while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Ducks are shooting 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (71 of 183) and 64.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oregon is snagging 37.7 boards per game and has racked up 133 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 196th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Ducks are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are conceding 32.4% on 3-pointers and they are 153rd in the nation in PPG allowed (69.7). The Ducks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.5% (220 of 518) and they surrender 34.2 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 30th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 92 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange took home the win by a final score of 80-68 when they played Georgetown. The Orange corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. Georgetown was called for 17 fouls for this contest which took the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 23 attempts. They were able to make 17 of them for a percentage of 73.9%. In reference to shots from distance, Syracuse buried 5 of their 11 attempts (45.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Orange went 29 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.7%. The Orange allowed Georgetown to convert 25 out of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4% for this contest. They finished 19.2% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 26 and ended up shooting 13 out of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Syracuse allowed Georgetown to grab 31 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Judah Mintz was important for the Orange in the matchup. He made 6 of 12 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He had 25 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this matchup.

Syracuse has a mark of 7-3 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are connecting on 44.2% from the field, which ranks 214th in Division 1. Syracuse has scored 772 pts so far this year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 38.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.9 times per contest (233rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.1 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 14.9 fouls per game and they connect on 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 181st in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 70.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (168th in college basketball). The Syracuse defense concedes 30.3% on 3-pointers (74 of 244) and their opponents are making 65.8% of their foul shots. They concede 14.3 dimes and 39.2 total rebounds per game, which is 291st and 324th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oregon

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