Syracuse Orange vs Houston Cougars Prediction, 11/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Houston Cougars

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

Location: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Houston Cougars (4-0) welcome the Syracuse Orange (4-0) at MGM Grand Garden Arena on Monday.

The Syracuse Orange took the court against Monmouth and walked away with a win by a score of 78-73 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Orange walked away with 20 and Monmouth totaled 27 fouls. They buried 9 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. Monmouth finished shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Monmouth collected 31 boards (8 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Monmouth dished out 12 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Syracuse allowed their opponent to shoot 38.6% from the floor on 22 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Orange converted 19 of 33 attempts for a rate of 57.6%. Syracuse finished the game with a 50.0% field goal percentage (26 of 52) and converted 7 of 17 shots from distance.

Donnie Freeman is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He went 30.0% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 3 out of 10 shooting.

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Syracuse will enter this game with a record of 4-0 so far this season. They are averaging 81.5 points per contest (152nd in Division 1) on 52.5% from the floor. The Orange are connecting on 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (26 of 78) and 61.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Syracuse is grabbing 37.8 boards per game and has tallied 70 assists for the campaign, which ranks 177th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Orange are forcing 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 36 relinquished on the season. The Orange are allowing a field goal percentage of 31.0% (70 of 226) and they relinquish 35.3 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 23.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 1st in the country in opponents PPG (53.3).

For their last game, the Houston Cougars got the victory with a final of 73-72 when they played Auburn. The Cougars corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. Auburn was called for 14 fouls in the game which took the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of them for a clip of 83.3%. In relation to three-point shots, Houston made 7 out of their 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Cougars went 28 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. The Cougars permitted Auburn to convert 22 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.6% for this contest. They shot 31.8% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 21 of 33 at the free throw line (63.6%). Concerning cleaning the glass, Houston permitted Auburn to get 32 in total (11 offensive).

Kingston Flemings pitched in for the Cougars for the matchup. He buried 8 of 13 in this contest for a rate of 61.5%, and added 5 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and totaled 7 assists for the matchup.

Houston has a win-loss mark of 4-0 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Cougars are hitting on 43.2% from the field, which ranks 268th in Division 1. Houston has totaled 291 pts for the season (72.8 per game) and they grab 41.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per contest (148th in the country) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per game. The Cougars are committing 19.0 fouls per game and they hit 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Houston defense surrenders 25.0% on 3-point shots (17 of 68) and their opponents are making 62.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 7.8 dimes and 33.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 5th and 133rd in the nation. The Cougars defensively are ranked 4th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 55.5. They are able to force 13.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 36.4% from the floor (26th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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