Syracuse Orange vs Virginia Cavaliers Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ACCN

The Virginia Cavaliers (10-3) are hosting the Syracuse Orange (10-5) at John Paul Jones Arena on Saturday.

The Syracuse Orange took the court against Louisville and went home with a win by a final score of 70-69 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Orange finished with 13 while Louisville finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 11 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Louisville shot 40.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of 10 tries. Moreover, Louisville had 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Louisville distributed 17 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 27 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game while forcing 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Orange converted 19 of 25 shots for a percentage of 76.0%. Syracuse finished the game with a 40.7% FG percentage (22 of 54) and buried 7 of their 16 3-point shots.

Joseph Girard is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished 38.9% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He played for 40 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Syracuse enters this matchup with a record of 10-5 for the season. They currently have an average of 75.2 pts per contest (126th in the country) while shooting 46.0% from the field. The Orange are hitting 34.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (91 of 264) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Syracuse is pulling in 36.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 220 dimes this year, which has them ranked 77th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 13.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Orange are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 16.2 fouls. They give up 33.1% on shots from distance while they are 197th in college hoops in opponents PPG (69.1). The Orange defense is allowing a FG percentage of 40.1% (375 of 936) and they relinquish 38.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 357th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 253 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-65 against Pittsburgh. The Cavaliers earned 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this contest. They gave up possession 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Pittsburgh had 9 personal fouls for the game which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 4 attempts. They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a clip of 100.0%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Virginia converted 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). In all, the Cavaliers shot 26 for 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. The Cavaliers allowed Pittsburgh to convert 23 of their 54 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.6% for the matchup. They went 31.8% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 7 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). Concerning rebounding, Virginia allowed Pittsburgh to pull down 29 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Kihei Clark pitched in for the Cavaliers in this game. He earned 17 points in his 35 mins of playing time and added 8 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 7 out of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and added 4 rebounds.

Virginia has a mark of 10-3 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Cavaliers are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks them 118th in college basketball. Virginia has accumulated 907 pts for the season (69.8 per game) and they grab 32.7 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 15.9 times per contest (48th in D-1) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per contest. The Cavaliers commit 14.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Virginia defense concedes 33.6% on shots from distance (90 of 268) and opponents are converting on 74.1% of their foul shots. They allow 10.5 assists and 31.5 rebounds per contest, which is 43rd and 47th in Division 1. The Cavaliers on the defensive side of the court are 14th in college hoops in PPG given up with 59.1. They are able to force 12.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.1% from the field (60th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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