Syracuse Orange vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/22/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

Littlejohn Coliseum is the location where the Clemson Tigers (15-4) will try to beat the Syracuse Orange (9-9) on Wednesday.

The Syracuse Orange played Notre Dame and took home the win by a score of 77-69 in their last contest. Syracuse wrapped up the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 58) and converted 8 of 24 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Orange buried 21 of 34 shots for a percentage of 61.8%. Concerning rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to defending, Syracuse allowed the other team to shoot 42.1% from the floor on 24 of 57 shooting. Notre Dame earned 3 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. On top of that, Notre Dame pulled down 40 rebounds (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Notre Dame went 88.9% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 18 shots. They knocked down 5 of 14 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Orange ended up with 17 and Notre Dame accumulated 23 personal fouls.

JJ Starling is a guy who was important in the game. He finished the game shooting 35.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. He accumulated 21 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Syracuse steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 9-9 for the campaign. They are averaging 75.1 pts per game (179th in college) while hitting 45.2% from the field. The Orange are shooting 29.6% on shots from downtown (104 of 351) and 68.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Syracuse is snagging 38.2 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 248 dimes this season, which is 221st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.6 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Orange are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They rank 209th in college hoops in giving up assists with 247 relinquished on the campaign. The Orange defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.3% (505 of 1,116) and they concede 35.1 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 33.8% on shots from downtown while they are 318th in college hoops in points per game allowed (77.6).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers took home the win by a final score of 78-75 when they faced Pittsburgh. The Tigers recorded 20 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. Pittsburgh committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 14 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 71.4%. When discussing three-point attempts, Clemson knocked down 14 out of their 27 tries (51.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up shooting 27 out of 53 from the floor which had them at 50.9%. The Tigers allowed Pittsburgh to make 28 of 62 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.2% in this contest. They finished shooting 32.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 34 and ended up shooting 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about team rebounding, Clemson permitted Pittsburgh to snag 27 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Chase Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers in the matchup. He made 6 of 11 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 20 points in his 43 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in the game.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 15-4 this year. As an offensive unit, the Tigers are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks 113th in the nation. Clemson has accumulated 1,467 points this year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 35.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.6 times per game (128th in college) and they turn the ball over 10.8 times per game. The Tigers commit 15.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Clemson defense concedes 31.8% on 3-point attempts (134 of 422) and opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw shots. They give up 10.7 dimes and 32.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 35th and 66th in Division 1. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 57th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.7. They are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (161st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Syracuse

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