Youngstown State Penguins vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Youngstown State Penguins vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Youngstown State Penguins (1-1) are hitting the road to JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday where they will try to beat the Syracuse Orange (2-0).

The Youngstown State Penguins played Ohio State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-47 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Penguins ended up finishing with 17 and Ohio State accounted for 22 personal fouls. They converted 10 of 22 tries from distance. Ohio State ended up going 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 13 tries. On top of that, Ohio State pulled down 38 boards (5 offensive, 33 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Ohio State earned 16 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Youngstown State allowed the other team to shoot 55.4% from the floor on 31 out of 56 shooting. They also dished out 6 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they compiled 25 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Penguins made 16 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Youngstown State walked away from the game with a 23.7% field goal percentage (14 out of 59) and made 3 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Cris Carroll is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He went 42.9% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 20 minutes and also pulled down 7 boards. He finished with 10 points on 3 of 7 shooting.

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Youngstown State steps onto the court with a record of 1-1 on the season. They are averaging 63.5 pts per game (335th in the nation) while connecting on 33.6% from the field. The Penguins are connecting on 19.5% on shots from downtown (8 of 41) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Youngstown State is pulling in 39.0 boards per game and has 19 assists for the season, which is 358th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Penguins are forcing their opponents into 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 23.5 fouls. They surrender 36.1% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 189th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.5). Penguins defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (50 of 117) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are 35th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 22 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Syracuse Orange walked away with a victory by a final of 74-72 against Colgate. The Orange recorded 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the game. They also gave up possession 7 times, while recording 2 steals in the matchup. Colgate committed 15 personal fouls for this game which got the Orange to the free throw line for 8 shots. They were able to knock down 4 of them for a percentage of 50.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Syracuse knocked down 8 out of their 23 tries (34.8%). When the game finished, the Orange shot 31 out of 70 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.3%. The Orange permitted Colgate to convert 28 of 64 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.8% in the matchup. They shot 37.0% from three-point range by going 10 of 27 and finished the contest at 6 out of 11 at the free throw line (54.5%). In reference to attacking the glass, Syracuse allowed Colgate to grab 30 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Eddie Lampkin Jr. ended up being a factor for the Orange in this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 for this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 12 rebounds. He had 15 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 5 assists for the contest.

Syracuse has a record of 2-0 on the year. The Orange commit 10.0 fouls per game while shooting 61.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 17.0 times per contest (101st in the country) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. Syracuse has totaled 160 points this year (80.0 per game) and they collect 45.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Orange are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which ranks them 253rd in college hoops.

The Syracuse defense concedes 36.5% on 3-point attempts (19 of 52) and opponents are making 67.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 12.5 assists and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 181st and 167th in those defensive categories. The Orange on defense are ranked 290th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.0. They are able to force 11.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (292nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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