Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN

TV: ESPN+

Food City Center is where the Tennessee Volunteers (7-0) will meet the Syracuse Orange (4-2) on Tuesday.

The Syracuse Orange played Cornell and took home the win by a score of 82-72 in their last contest. Syracuse wrapped up the contest having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (30 out of 73) and made 5 of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Orange knocked down 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 44 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. In regard to the defense, Syracuse allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the floor on 25 out of 62 shooting. Cornell distributed 15 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Cornell collected 35 rebounds (4 offensive, 31 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cornell shot 83.3% at the charity stripe by converting 10 of their 12 shots. They also made 12 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Orange walked away with 11 and Cornell accumulated 19 personal fouls.

Donnie Freeman is a guy who came through in this game. He totaled 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He played 30 minutes and pulled down 12 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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Syracuse heads into this matchup with a record of 4-2 on the season. They average 81.0 points per game (89th in D-1) on 44.5% from the field. The Orange are connecting on 27.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (33 of 122) and 69.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 89 dimes on the season, which is 286th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.7 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Orange are able to force 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 68th in the nation in giving up assists with 80 surrendered so far this season. Orange defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (167 of 376) and they relinquish 33.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 31.5% from beyond the arc while they are 324th in the country in PPG from their opponents (78.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Tennessee Volunteers got the win with a final of 78-35 when they played UT Martin. The Volunteers were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive boards totaling 46 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. UT Martin committed 14 fouls for the contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 10 shots. They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Tennessee made 10 of their 37 attempts (27.0%). In all, the Volunteers went 30 out of 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.6%. The Volunteers permitted UT Martin to make 12 of 53 attempts from the field which had them shooting 22.6% for the matchup. They went 19.4% from beyond the arc by going 6 out of 31 and finished the contest at 5 of 7 from the free throw line (71.4%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Tennessee allowed UT Martin to get 21 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Chaz Lanier ended up being a major contributor for the Volunteers for the matchup. He knocked down 6 out of 16 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Tennessee has a record of 7-0 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Volunteers are shooting 52.3% from the field, which ranks 6th in D-1. Tennessee has tallied 571 pts on the year (81.6 per game) and they collect 38.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.9 times per contest (28th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. The Volunteers have committed 14.3 fouls per game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Volunteers are ranked 2nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 54.7. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 33.6% from the floor (1st in Division 1). The Tennessee defense gives up 26.4% on shots from distance (51 of 193) and opponents are making 77.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 9.4 assists and 26.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 20th and 2nd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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