Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 2/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (20-8) are welcoming the Syracuse Orange (16-12) at Petersen Events Center on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange played Clemson and took a loss by a final of 91-73 in their last game. Syracuse walked away from the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (27 of 57) and converted 7 of their 18 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Orange knocked down 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. In reference to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also dished out 9 assists for this game while creating 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning defense, Syracuse let their opponent shoot 52.3% from the field on 34 of 65 shooting. Clemson totaled 28 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Clemson collected 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Clemson went 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 9 of their 15 shots. They made 14 of 36 tries from beyond the arc. When discussing fouls, the Orange finished with 13 and Clemson recorded 15 fouls.

Judah Mintz is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 53.3% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 minutes played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He totaled 23 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Syracuse heads into this game with a mark of 16-12 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a group are committing 13.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Syracuse is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 401 dimes so far this season, which ranks 107th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Orange are shooting 35.8% on three-point attempts (173 of 483) and 74.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 73.9 points per game (128th in the nation) while connecting on 46.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Orange are forcing 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They give up 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 227th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (71.4). The Orange defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.4% (732 of 1,725) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 363rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 528 conceded on the campaign.

In their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the victory with a final of 76-68 when they faced Georgia Tech. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Georgia Tech to get 24 in total (3 on the offensive glass). They went 32.1% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). The Panthers permitted Georgia Tech to make 26 of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3% for the matchup. Overall, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh made 9 out of 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 95.0%. Georgia Tech was called for 17 fouls for this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They also turned it over 6 times, while recording 1 steal for this game. The Panthers earned 26 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 30 for this contest.

Nelly Cummings ended up being a major contributor for the Panthers in the matchup. He buried 6 of 12 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 22 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 7 dimes for this game.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss mark of 20-8 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Panthers are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is ranked 175th in the nation. Pittsburgh has earned 2,098 pts on the year (74.9 per contest) and they pull down 37.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per contest (110th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Panthers have committed 16.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 76.7% from the free throw line.

The Panthers are ranked 121st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 67.9. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (57th in the nation). The Pittsburgh defense allows 32.1% on 3-point attempts (211 of 657) and their opponents are making 69.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 12.6 assists and 33.8 rebounds every game, which is 180th and 166th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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