Virginia Cavaliers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Virginia Cavaliers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

JMA Wireless Dome is where the Syracuse Orange (13-8) will attempt to defeat the Virginia Cavaliers (15-3) on Monday.

The Virginia Cavaliers faced off with Wake Forest and notched a win by a score of 76-67 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Cavaliers ended up walking away with 20 and Wake Forest finished the game with 18 fouls. They buried 9 out of their 27 attempts from beyond the arc. Wake Forest finished the game shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 22 shots. In addition, Wake Forest pulled down 26 rebounds (4 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Wake Forest totaled 9 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Virginia allowed 39.2% from the field on 20 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cavaliers buried 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Virginia finished with a 40.0% field goal percentage (24 of 60) and knocked down 15 of their 34 shots from 3-point land.

Armaan Franklin is one guy who was a major factor for the matchup. He ended up going 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and also totaled 10 rebounds. He was able to score 25 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Virginia will play this game with a mark of 15-3 on the campaign. They are averaging 70.3 pts per game (211th in the nation) while going 45.7% from the field. The Cavaliers are hitting 38.8% on 3-point shots (145 of 374) and 71.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Virginia is snagging 32.6 boards per game and has totaled 292 assists for the year, which is 135th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 9.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.6 fouls. They relinquish 34.8% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 10th in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.3). Cavaliers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.7% (389 of 955) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 22nd in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 201 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a loss by a final score of 72-68 when they played North Carolina. The Orange were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. North Carolina had 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for 3 attempts. They were able to knock down 2 of them for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to shots from beyond the arc, Syracuse buried 8 of their 18 tries (44.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Orange ended up going 29 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 50.9%. The Orange permitted North Carolina to knock down 26 of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from three-point range by hitting 6 of 16 and finished the game at 14 out of 23 from the free throw line (60.9%). In reference to rebounding, Syracuse permitted North Carolina to pull down 24 overall (3 offensive).

Joseph Girard pitched in for the Orange for this contest. He buried 7 of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 4 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 5 dimes in this contest.

Syracuse has a mark of 13-8 this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Orange are shooting 46.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 56th in the country. Syracuse has totaled 1,580 points this year (75.2 per contest) and they collect 36.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.2 times per game (58th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls per contest and they go 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The Syracuse defense allows 33.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (198 of 591) and their opponents are converting on 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 17.7 dimes and 36.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 360th and 295th in Division 1. The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 205th in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.0. They have forced 13.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (62nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Virginia

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