Clemson Tigers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN2

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (9-4) will try to defeat the Clemson Tigers (10-3) on Wednesday.

The Clemson Tigers faced Cincinnati and took home the win by a score of 68-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 12 while Cincinnati accumulated 13 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 25 attempts from downtown. Cincinnati ended up shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 tries. In addition, Cincinnati pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Cincinnati recorded 9 assists and had 5 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Clemson allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the floor on 22 out of 58 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled 23 with 1 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Tigers made 10 of their 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Clemson finished the contest with a 48.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 50) and made 10 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Ace Buckner is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He played 27 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up going 45.5% from the floor and recorded 3 assists.

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Clemson steps onto the court with a mark of 10-3 this season. They turn it over 9.2 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 fouls per game. As a team, Clemson is snagging 39.3 rebounds per game and has earned 192 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 142nd in the country in terms of passing. The Tigers are shooting 33.6% on 3-pointers (110 of 327) and 73.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.7 pts per game (130th in college hoops) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 fouls. They give up 27.3% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 32nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (65.8). The Tigers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.7% (295 of 744) and they surrender 32.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 31st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 131 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange took home the win by a final score of 77-48 against Stonehill. The Orange were able to snag 28 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for this contest. They also coughed it up 5 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. Stonehill earned 25 personal fouls in this game which got the Orange to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 48.3%. When discussing three-point shots, Syracuse buried 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Orange ended up shooting 27 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2%. The Orange permitted Stonehill to make 14 of 53 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 26.4% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 25 and finished the game at 11 of 17 from the free throw line (64.7%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Syracuse allowed Stonehill to grab 31 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Naithan George ended up being a factor for the Orange in this matchup. He scored 22 points in his 30 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in the game. He converted 7 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and earned 1 rebound.

Syracuse has a record of 9-4 for the season. As an offense, the Orange are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which is 130th in college hoops. Syracuse has totaled 970 points on the season (74.6 per contest) and they pull in 36.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per contest (285th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest. The Orange commit 15.7 fouls per game while shooting 59.0% from the free throw line.

The Syracuse defense gives up 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (85 of 260) and opponents are connecting on 71.7% of their foul shots. They relinquish 12.5 dimes and 37.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 115th and 302nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 26th in college in PPG allowed with 64.8. They are able to force 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (30th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Clemson

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