Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is where the Duke Blue Devils (8-3) will meet the Syracuse Orange (9-3) on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange stepped onto the hardwood against Niagara and earned the victory with a final of 83-71 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Orange left the arena with 16 and Niagara racked up 7 fouls. They buried 7 of 19 attempts from distance. Niagara ended up going 93.3% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Niagara pulled down 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Niagara doled out 11 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In terms of defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the floor on 25 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists for this game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected 35 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Orange knocked down 9 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 69.2%. Syracuse ended the game having earned a 48.5% FG percentage (33 out of 68) and buried 8 of their 22 3-point shots.

Judah Mintz is a guy who had an impact for this game. He totaled 18 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played for 26 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and also totaled 4 dimes.

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Syracuse will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-3 this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Syracuse is snagging 37.9 rebounds per game and has accumulated 167 dimes on the year, which ranks 190th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Orange are shooting 33.7% on three-point shots (89 of 264) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 78.2 pts per contest (110th in D-1) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Orange have forced 15.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.3 fouls. They are giving up 29.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 160th in the country in PPG allowed (70.2). The Orange defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (312 of 748) and they surrender 38.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 233rd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 163 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils got the victory with a final of 78-70 when they faced Baylor. The Blue Devils corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Baylor committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 29 tries. They were able to make 24 of those for a rate of 82.8%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Duke made 4 of 12 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Blue Devils ended up going 25 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 49.0%. The Blue Devils permitted Baylor to make 25 out of their 57 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.9% in the game. They shot 44.4% from behind the 3-point line via 8 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing attacking the glass, Duke allowed Baylor to pull down 30 overall (11 offensive).

Jared McCain ended up having an impact for the Blue Devils for this game. He earned 21 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and earned 3 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 of 11 in the matchup for a rate of 63.6%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Duke has a record of 8-3 so far this year. The Blue Devils commit 15.5 fouls per contest and they go 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (55th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.9 times per contest. Duke has earned 894 points this season (81.3 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 48.5% from the floor, which ranks 39th in college hoops.

The Duke defense gives up 33.2% on 3-point shots (78 of 235) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.4 assists and 31.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 241st and 41st in D-1. The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 78th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 66.5. They are forcing 12.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (206th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Syracuse

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