Le Moyne Dolphins vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Le Moyne Dolphins vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Le Moyne Dolphins (15-17 last year) are headed to JMA Wireless Dome on Monday where they will play the Syracuse Orange (20-12 last season).

The Le Moyne Dolphins faced off with Merrimack and took a loss by a final of 61-51 in their last contest. Le Moyne walked away from the contest with a 34.7% FG percentage (17 of 49) and buried 6 of 20 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Dolphins knocked down 11 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Le Moyne allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 21 of 49 shooting. Merrimack totaled 12 assists and had 9 steals in this game. Moreover, Merrimack snagged 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Merrimack walked away from this one shooting 92.3% at the charity stripe by burying 12 of their 13 tries. They also buried 7 of their 25 tries from 3-point range. Concerning fouls, the Dolphins ended up finishing with 16 while Merrimack racked up 16 fouls.

Luke Sutherland is someone who played a role in this contest. He finished the game at 40.9% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He racked up 23 points on 9 out of 22 shooting.

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Le Moyne heads into this game after finishing with a mark of 15-17 last year. They lost possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest and as a team committed 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a basketball team, Le Moyne collected 34.2 boards per game and earned 503 dimes last year, which ranked 75th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Dolphins hit on 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc (315 of 910) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. They averaged 72.4 points per contest (211th in the country) while hitting 43.2% from the field.

On defense, the Dolphins were able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest and they drew 13.9 personal fouls. They were 272nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 459 relinquished last season. The Dolphins defensively allowed a FG percentage of 42.3% (811 of 1,916) and they conceded 38.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquished 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they were 119th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (70.2).

When they last played, the Syracuse Orange took a loss by a score of 83-65 when they faced North Carolina State. The Orange corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the matchup. They also gave up possession 17 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. North Carolina State committed 9 fouls for the matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 6 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Syracuse buried 6 of their 19 tries (31.6%). Overall, the Orange finished the game shooting 27 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. The Orange allowed North Carolina State to convert 28 of 66 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.4% in the game. They shot 35.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 20 and ended up going 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Syracuse permitted North Carolina State to grab 38 overall (16 on the offensive side).

Judah Mintz pitched in for the Orange in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in this contest for a rate of 42.9%, and earned 5 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this game.

Syracuse had a record of 20-12 last year. The Orange committed 15.4 fouls per contest and they shot 72.1% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 13.8 times per game (126th in the country) and they coughed up possession 11.4 times per game. Syracuse scored 2,442 points last season (76.3 per contest) and they snagged 33.3 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Orange shot 46.1% from the floor, which was ranked 84th in D-1.

The Syracuse defense surrendered 34.2% on 3-pointers (250 of 732) and their opposition made 72.8% of their free throw shots. They conceded 14.3 assists and 37.6 rebounds every game, which was ranked 295th and 319th in college basketball. The Orange defensively were ranked 284th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.6. They forced their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (308th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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