Miami Hurricanes vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Syracuse Orange (12-5) will play the Miami Hurricanes (12-5) at JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes faced Florida State and ended up losing by a score of 84-75 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Hurricanes ended up with 15 while Florida State finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also made 4 of 17 attempts from three-point range. Florida State finished the game at 60.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Florida State grabbed 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Florida State recorded 17 dimes and had 12 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Miami allowed the other team to go 48.5% from the floor on 33 of 68 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Hurricanes converted 14 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 58.3%. Miami ended having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 of 58) and made 7 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Nijel Pack is a guy who was a contributor in this game. He went 47.1% from the field but didn't record a dime. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also pulled down 2 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Miami heads into this one with a record of 12-5 on the year. They average 83.2 points per contest (25th in Division 1) while going 49.1% from the floor. The Hurricanes are shooting 39.6% on shots from 3-point land (160 of 404) and 77.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Miami is pulling in 37.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 267 dimes on the season, which is 80th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 13.2 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hurricanes have forced 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 15.8 fouls. They relinquish 28.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 222nd in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.9). The Hurricanes defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (469 of 1,098) and they surrender 34.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 304th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 254 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange got the win with a final of 69-58 against Pittsburgh. The Orange earned 29 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Pittsburgh had 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 9 of them for a percentage of 69.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Syracuse made 10 out of their 17 attempts (58.8%). When the game finished, the Orange ended up going 25 for 53 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2%. The Orange permitted Pittsburgh to convert 23 of their 65 tries from the field which left them shooting 35.4% for this game. They finished 19.2% from beyond the arc by going 5 out of 26 and ended up going 7 of 11 from the charity stripe (63.6%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Syracuse permitted Pittsburgh to get 39 in all (14 offensive).

JJ Starling ended up being a factor for the Orange for the matchup. He accumulated 17 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He buried 7 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Syracuse has a mark of 12-5 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Orange are hitting on 44.6% from the field, which has them ranked 201st in college basketball. Syracuse has tallied 1,290 pts for the year (75.9 per contest) and they grab 36.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (169th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.1% from the free throw line.

The Orange on defense are ranked 190th in college basketball in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (121st in Division 1). The Syracuse defense concedes 29.8% on 3-pointers (123 of 413) and their opponents are converting on 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.6 dimes and 39.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 252nd and 335th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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