Northeastern Huskies vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ACC Network

JMA Wireless Dome is where the Syracuse Orange (6-4) will play the Northeastern Huskies (4-5) on Saturday.

The Northeastern Huskies faced off with Central Connecticut and went home with a win by a final score of 73-56 in their last game. Northeastern wrapped up the contest with a 46.4% field goal percentage (26 of 56) and buried 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Huskies buried 12 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 42 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When discussing defense, Northeastern allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the floor on 21 of 63 shooting. Central Connecticut recorded 9 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Central Connecticut collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Central Connecticut went 58.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 17 shots. They made 4 of 17 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Huskies ended up walking away with 17 and Central Connecticut accounted for 10 fouls.

William Kermoury is one guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 6 boards. He notched 18 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Northeastern heads into this matchup with a record of 4-5 so far this season. They average 72.1 points per outing (292nd in the nation) while connecting on 44.6% from the floor. The Huskies are connecting on 31.0% on three-point attempts (58 of 187) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northeastern is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 124 assists this season, which ranks 333rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.9 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.8 fouls. They currently rank 28th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 110 surrendered this season. Huskies are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.2% (232 of 502) and they concede 34.6 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 32.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 190th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (73.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange went home victorious with a score of 76-62 when they faced Mercyhurst. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Syracuse allowed Mercyhurst to collect 31 overall (11 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by going 5 of 18 and ended up going 7 of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Orange allowed Mercyhurst to make 25 out of 62 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.3% for this game. Overall, the Orange walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 61 from the field which had them shooting 49.2%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Syracuse converted 4 of their 17 attempts (23.5%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Mercyhurst earned 14 personal fouls for this contest which took the Orange to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They also coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Orange snagged 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest.

JJ Starling ended up being a factor for the Orange for the game. He accumulated 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the game. He made 6 out of 9 in the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and added 2 rebounds.

Syracuse has a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. The Orange commit 15.9 fouls per game and they go 56.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.8 times per game (242nd in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.7 times per contest. Syracuse has scored 726 pts on the season (72.6 per game) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Orange are shooting 45.9% from the field, which is ranked 168th in Division 1.

The Orange are ranked 25th in college in points given up per game with 65.0. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the field (31st in D-1). The Syracuse defense concedes 32.5% on 3-pointers (63 of 194) and their opponents are knocking down 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 12.0 dimes and 38.0 boards every game, which is 91st and 319th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northeastern

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