Texas Longhorns vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: ESPN+

Barclays Center is where the Syracuse Orange (3-0) will attempt to defeat the Texas Longhorns (3-1) on Thursday.

The Texas Longhorns faced off with MVSU and went home with a win by a final score of 89-43 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Longhorns walked away with 14 while MVSU finished the game with 25 fouls. They also made 1 of their 11 shots from distance. MVSU went 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, MVSU had 19 rebounds (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a block. MVSU recorded 4 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Texas allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 17 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Longhorns buried 26 of their 36 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. Texas ended the contest having earned a 64.4% FG percentage (29 out of 45) and made 5 of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Arthur Kaluma is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He recorded 18 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Texas comes into this one with a mark of 3-1 this year. They have an average of 89.0 pts per game (26th in the nation) while shooting 52.9% from the field. The Longhorns are connecting on 38.8% on shots from downtown (31 of 80) and 71.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Texas is collecting 38.8 boards per game and is sitting with 63 dimes so far this season, which ranks 175th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 8.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Longhorns are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.8 fouls. They rank 41st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 36 relinquished on the season. The Longhorns defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.8% (81 of 226) and they surrender 29.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 27th in D-1 in points per game allowed (60.0).

The last time they took the court, the Syracuse Orange got the win with a final of 104-95 when they faced Youngstown State. The Orange snagged 35 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. Youngstown State earned 30 personal fouls in this game which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 38 attempts. They were able to bury 25 of those for a clip of 65.8%. With regard to shots from downtown, Syracuse converted 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). When all was said and done, the Orange finished the game shooting 37 for 73 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.7%. The Orange permitted Youngstown State to bury 32 of their 72 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.4% in the game. They finished shooting 25.8% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 31 and finished the game at 23 out of 30 at the free throw line (76.7%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Syracuse permitted Youngstown State to get 29 overall (3 offensive).

JJ Starling ended up being important for the Orange for the contest. He racked up 38 points in his 49 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He buried 14 out of 23 for the contest giving him a rate of 60.9%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Syracuse has a mark of 3-0 this season. As an offense, the Orange are hitting on 46.0% from the floor, which is 169th in the nation. Syracuse has totaled 264 pts on the year (88.0 per contest) and they snag 47.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per contest (61st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. The Orange are responsible for committing 13.7 fouls per game and they go 63.6% from the charity stripe.

The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 344th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 83.0. They have forced 10.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.6% from the field (283rd in college basketball). The Syracuse defense allows 32.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (27 of 83) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.3 dimes and 34.3 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 114th and 169th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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