Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Syracuse (+4)

The Pittsburgh Panthers (10-6) will compete against the Syracuse Orange (11-5) at Petersen Events Center on Tuesday. Syracuse is 4-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 143.

The Syracuse Orange faced North Carolina and took a loss by a score of 103-67 in their last contest. Syracuse walked away from the contest with a 36.5% FG percentage (23 out of 63) and made 4 of 19 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Orange buried 17 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 81.0%. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 8 assists in the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defending, Syracuse allowed 48.1% from the field on 37 out of 77 shooting. North Carolina doled out 16 assists and had 13 steals for the game. On top of that, North Carolina pulled down 51 boards (18 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. North Carolina finished the contest at 81.5% from the charity stripe by making 22 of 27 tries. They also buried 7 of 26 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Orange ended up walking away with 18 and North Carolina finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Judah Mintz is one guy who played a role in this contest. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the floor and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 28 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Syracuse will enter this contest with a record of 11-5 so far this season. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Syracuse is pulling in 37.0 boards per game and has racked up 219 assists for the year, which is 220th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Orange are hitting 31.5% on three-point shots (106 of 337) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.3 points per outing (140th in the nation) while going 44.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Orange have forced 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.5 fouls. They give up 30.5% on three-point shots while they are 220th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.7). The Orange defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (430 of 1,008) and they surrender 38.9 boards per contest as a squad. They currently rank 225th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 221 relinquished for the season.

For their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers took a loss by a score of 75-53 when they faced Duke. The Panthers pulled down 14 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for the game. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 13 steals for the game. Duke had 14 fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They were able to make 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. When it comes to three-point shots, Pittsburgh converted 9 out of 27 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Panthers went 19 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 32.8%. The Panthers allowed Duke to make 29 of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8% for this contest. They went 44.0% from distance by shooting 11 out of 25 and ended up going 6 out of 9 from the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounds, Pittsburgh permitted Duke to get 39 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Zack Austin ended up having an impact for the Panthers for this contest. He earned 11 points in his 34 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest. He buried 5 of 11 for this contest for a rate of 45.5%, and added 2 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 10-6 for the campaign. As an offense, the Panthers are shooting 43.1% from the field, which ranks them 270th in the country. Pittsburgh has accumulated 1,239 pts on the year (77.4 per contest) and they pull down 40.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (113th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per contest. The Panthers commit 15.3 fouls per game and they hit 68.5% from the charity stripe.

The Panthers are ranked 68th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (68th in college basketball). The Pittsburgh defense concedes 28.1% on shots from 3-point land (103 of 367) and their opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.6 assists and 34.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 164th and 148th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse (+4)

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