Syracuse Orange vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Syracuse Orange (9-11) are en route to Maples Pavilion on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Stanford Cardinal (14-6).

The Syracuse Orange took the court against Pittsburgh and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 77-73 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Orange ended up walking away with 18 and Pittsburgh finished the game with 14 fouls. They buried 6 of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Pittsburgh finished shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 21 attempts. Furthermore, Pittsburgh grabbed 31 boards (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pittsburgh recorded 12 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, Syracuse allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the field on 28 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 3 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 45 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Orange made 8 of their 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Syracuse walked away from the game having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (27 out of 67) and made 11 of 32 3-point shots.

JJ Starling is a guy who came through for this contest. He finished the game shooting 38.5% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins and also totaled 4 boards. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 13 shooting.

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Syracuse enters this game with a mark of 9-11 this year. They are averaging 74.9 pts per contest (181st in the country) while shooting 45.3% from the floor. The Orange are hitting 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 404) and 68.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is snagging 38.0 rebounds per game and has totaled 271 assists on the year, which is 220th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 15.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Orange are forcing their opponents into 9.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 219th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 276 relinquished so far this year. The Orange defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.8% (564 of 1,232) and they relinquish 34.6 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 34.2% from beyond the arc while they are 326th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 78-71 when they faced Florida State. The Cardinal corralled 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Florida State was called for 19 fouls in this game which took the Cardinal to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of them for a percentage of 71.4%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Stanford buried 11 out of 24 tries (45.8%). Overall, the Cardinal went 26 out of 55 from the floor which had them shooting 47.3%. The Cardinal permitted Florida State to make 22 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.9% in the game. They finished 30.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 20 and ended up shooting 21 of 28 from the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Stanford allowed Florida State to pull down 29 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Oziyah Sellers was important for the Cardinal for this contest. He buried 10 of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 2 rebounds. He totaled 27 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 2 assists for the game.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 14-6 for the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cardinal are hitting on 44.8% from the floor, which is 181st in college. Stanford has scored 1,539 pts so far this year (77.0 per game) and they grab 35.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per game (120th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Cardinal are committing 17.6 personal fouls per game and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Stanford defense surrenders 31.7% on 3-pointers (116 of 366) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 9.5 dimes and 32.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks 8th and 52nd in college hoops. The Cardinal are ranked 138th in college in points per game surrendered with 70.2. They have forced 11.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (240th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stanford

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