Tennessee Volunteers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tennessee Volunteers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Monday, November 20, 2023

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: ESPN

The Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) are traveling to Stan Sheriff Center on Monday where they will take on the Syracuse Orange (3-0).

The Tennessee Volunteers stepped onto the hardwood against Wofford and walked away with a win by a score of 82-61 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Volunteers ended up with 16 and Wofford accounted for 18 personal fouls. They buried 10 out of their 37 shots from distance. Wofford finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by knocking down 5 of 8 shots. On top of that, Wofford pulled down 30 rebounds (12 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Wofford dished out 15 assists and had 2 steals for the contest. When it comes to defense, Tennessee allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the field on 23 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in this game as well as creating 13 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Volunteers knocked down 17 of 23 tries for a percentage of 73.9%. Tennessee walked away from the game having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 of 59) and converted 11 of their 27 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Dalton Knecht is someone who was important for this game. He finished 54.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. He scored 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting.

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Tennessee will enter this matchup with a record of 3-0 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Tennessee is pulling down 38.0 rebounds per game and has 48 dimes on the year, which is 219th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Volunteers are shooting 37.8% on shots from downtown (28 of 74) and 82.1% from the free throw line. They average 80.7 points per outing (103rd in college hoops) while hitting 47.2% from the field.

On defense, the Volunteers have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.7 fouls. They give up 24.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 20th in college basketball in PPG allowed (57.7). The Volunteers defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 35.8% (62 of 173) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 49th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 30 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 79-75 when they played Colgate. The Orange were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 27 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. Colgate earned 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Orange to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, Syracuse buried 9 out of their 32 attempts (28.1%). When all was said and done, the Orange ended up shooting 27 for 67 from the field which had them shooting 40.3%. The Orange permitted Colgate to make 29 out of their 60 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3% in this contest. They finished 37.5% from three-point range by going 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 8 out of 13 from the free throw line (61.5%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Syracuse permitted Colgate to snag 42 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Chris Bell ended up being a major contributor for the Orange for the contest. He converted 9 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 47.4%, but wasn't able to grab a board. He scored 25 points in his 33 mins on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Syracuse has a win-loss mark of 3-0 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Orange are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which is 159th in college basketball. Syracuse has accounted for 251 points this season (83.7 per game) and they collect 38.7 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.0 times per game (166th in the country) and they are giving up possession 9.3 times per contest. The Orange commit 13.0 personal fouls every game and they go 75.8% from the free throw line.

The Orange are ranked 261st in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.7. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (258th in college hoops). The Syracuse defense gives up 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (27 of 77) and their opposition makes 55.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.3 assists and 40.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 241st and 323rd in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tennessee

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