North Carolina Tar Heels vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 2/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Carolina Tar Heels vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN

JMA Wireless Dome is the site where the Syracuse Orange (15-9) will attempt to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels (19-5) on Tuesday.

The North Carolina Tar Heels faced off with Miami and notched a win by a score of 75-72 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Tar Heels walked away with 19 and Miami had 17 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 23 tries from 3-point range. Miami walked away from this one shooting 76.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 13 attempts. In addition, Miami grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Miami recorded 13 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, North Carolina let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the floor on 28 of 66 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 37 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Tar Heels converted 16 of their 24 shots for a rate of 66.7%. North Carolina finished with a 40.7% FG percentage (24 out of 59) and made 11 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

RJ Davis is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He went 31.6% from the floor and also dished out 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins played and pulled down 7 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 6 out of 19 shooting.

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North Carolina enters this game with a mark of 19-5 on the year. They are averaging 82.5 points per contest (22nd in the nation) while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Tar Heels are connecting on 35.3% on three-point shots (189 of 536) and 75.0% from the free throw line. As a team, North Carolina is grabbing 41.4 rebounds per contest and has 343 dimes for the campaign, which is 125th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 10.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 16.8 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Tar Heels are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 247 relinquished on the campaign. The Tar Heels defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.4% (609 of 1,507) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 29.9% on shots from downtown and they rank 140th in the nation in PPG allowed (70.4).

In their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a defeat with a final score of 77-68 when they played Clemson. In the matter of team rebounding, Syracuse permitted Clemson to get 40 in all (7 offensive). They finished 42.9% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 14 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Orange permitted Clemson to make 31 out of 51 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 60.8% for this game. When the game finished, the Orange finished shooting 25 out of 64 from the floor which had them sitting at 39.1%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Syracuse buried 7 of 23 tries (30.4%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Clemson committed 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Orange to the free throw line for 15 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 14 steals for this contest. The Orange snagged 14 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in the matchup.

Chris Bell was important for the Orange for the game. He knocked down 4 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 30.8%, and added 3 rebounds. He had 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Syracuse has a win-loss record of 15-9 for the year. The Orange commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.9 times per contest (135th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. Syracuse has accumulated 1,815 pts on the season (75.6 per contest) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are connecting on 44.6% from the field, which is 191st in college basketball.

The Orange defensively are ranked 259th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 74.5. They are able to force 15.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (272nd in college hoops). The Syracuse defense surrenders 33.1% on 3-point shots (184 of 556) and their opposition makes 69.3% of their foul shots. They give up 14.0 dimes and 38.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 281st and 332nd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take North Carolina

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