Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/25/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (9-9) will attempt to defeat the Pittsburgh Panthers (12-6) on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers faced Clemson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-75 in their last contest. Pittsburgh walked away from the game with a 45.2% FG percentage (28 out of 62) and knocked down 11 of 34 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Panthers buried 8 of 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 27 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 17 assists for this game while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to the defense, Pittsburgh let their opponent shoot 50.9% from the field on 27 of 53 shooting. Clemson distributed 16 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Clemson pulled down 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Clemson ended up shooting 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 14 attempts. They knocked down 14 of 27 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Panthers ended up with 13 while Clemson recorded 12 fouls.

Ishmael Leggett is a guy who was a contributor for the contest. He left the arena with 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He played for 42 mins and collected 5 boards. He finished the contest at 42.9% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes.

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Pittsburgh will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 12-6 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.7 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Pittsburgh is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 256 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 201st in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Panthers are connecting on 36.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (158 of 439) and 79.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.4 points per game (59th in Division 1) while going 47.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Panthers are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 17.9 fouls. They give up 33.3% on three-point shots and they rank 164th in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.8). The Panthers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (448 of 1,053) and they surrender 33.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 65th in college hoops in giving up assists with 214 relinquished on the year.

When they last played, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 77-69 when they played Notre Dame. The Orange recorded 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. Notre Dame committed 23 fouls for the matchup which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 34 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of them for a rate of 61.8%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Syracuse converted 8 of 24 tries (33.3%). In all, the Orange ended up shooting 24 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.4%. The Orange permitted Notre Dame to make 24 of 57 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.1% in this contest. They went 35.7% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 14 and ended up shooting 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). Concerning how they rebounded, Syracuse allowed Notre Dame to snag 40 overall (9 offensive).

JJ Starling was important for the Orange for the matchup. He totaled 21 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He made 7 of 20 for this contest for a rate of 35.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Syracuse has a record of 9-9 on the year. The Orange are committing 15.6 fouls every game and they go 68.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.8 times per game (185th in the country) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. Syracuse has totaled 1,352 pts on the season (75.1 per game) and they grab 38.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Orange are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which is 166th in college.

The Syracuse defense allows 33.8% on 3-pointers (148 of 438) and their opposition makes 72.1% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.7 dimes and 35.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 236th and 219th in those categories. The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 316th in the nation in PPG given up with 77.6. They are forcing their opponents into 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the field (289th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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