Delaware State Hornets vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware State Hornets vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ACC Extra

JMA Wireless Dome is the location where the Syracuse Orange (1-0) will attempt to defeat the Delaware State Hornets (0-1) on Saturday.

The Delaware State Hornets faced Temple and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-65 in their last contest. Delaware State walked away from the contest with a 44.4% FG percentage (24 out of 54) and knocked down 7 of their 16 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Hornets made 10 of 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 28 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 9 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In terms of defense, Delaware State allowed the other team to shoot 54.4% from the floor on 31 out of 57 shooting. Temple distributed 15 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Temple grabbed 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Temple finished the contest at 59.1% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 22 shots. They also made 8 of their 21 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Hornets walked away with 15 while Temple totaled 13 personal fouls.

Zion Bethea is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 mins played and collected 8 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Delaware State will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-1 this season. They currently have an average of 65.0 points per game (299th in the country) while connecting on 44.4% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 43.8% on shots from beyond the arc (7 of 16) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Delaware State is grabbing 30.0 boards per game and has racked up 9 dimes so far this year, which is 322nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.0 fouls per game.

On defense, the Hornets are forcing 6.0 turnovers per game while drawing 13.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 206th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 15 relinquished for the year. The Hornets defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 54.4% (31 of 57) and they concede 30.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 38.1% from beyond the arc and they are 297th in D-1 in points per game allowed (83.0).

For their last game, the Syracuse Orange got the victory with a final of 85-47 when they faced Binghamton. The Orange were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 5 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. Binghamton committed 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Orange to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.8%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Syracuse converted 4 of 21 tries (19.0%). Overall, the Orange finished the game shooting 35 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.0%. The Orange permitted Binghamton to knock down 15 out of their 45 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 33.3% in this contest. They finished 7.7% from beyond the arc by going 1 of 13 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). In regard to attacking the glass, Syracuse permitted Binghamton to collect 24 in total (6 offensive).

Donnie Freeman was important for the Orange for this game. He buried 7 of 11 for this game for a rate of 63.6%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He recorded 20 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist for this contest.

Syracuse has a win-loss mark of 1-0 this season. The Orange are responsible for committing 19.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 68.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 20.0 times per contest (86th in college) and they are losing possession via turnover 5.0 times per contest. Syracuse has scored 85 points on the year and they grab 38.0 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Orange are hitting on 53.0% from the floor, which ranks 61st in Division 1.

The Syracuse defense concedes 7.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (1 of 13) and their opponents are converting on 72.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 7.0 dimes and 29.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 58th and 90th in those categories on the defensive end. The Orange on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the country in PPG given up with 47.0. They are able to force 22.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 33.3% from the floor (73rd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse and under the total points

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