Miami Hurricanes vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Hurricanes vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ACC Network

The Syracuse Orange (12-7) host the Miami Hurricanes (15-4) at JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday.

The Miami Hurricanes stepped onto the hardwood against Florida State and ended up losing by a score of 65-63 in their last contest. Miami walked away from the game having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (24 out of 57) and converted 4 of their 16 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Hurricanes knocked down 11 of their 15 shots for a rate of 73.3%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 15 assists for the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Miami allowed 45.3% from the field on 24 of 53 shooting. Florida State dished out 13 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. Additionally, Florida State snagged 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Florida State walked away from this one shooting 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 15 tries. They buried 6 of 17 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Hurricanes walked away with 13 while Florida State finished the game with 15 fouls.

Shelton Henderson is someone who played a role in the game. He left the arena with 18 points on 5 out of 8 shooting. He played for 36 mins and snagged 8 rebounds. He shot 62.5% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 15-4 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.6 times per game and as a group are committing 16.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Miami is snagging 38.8 rebounds per game and has earned 334 dimes this season, which is 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hurricanes are connecting on 33.4% on 3-pointers (132 of 395) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 84.9 points per contest (39th in college hoops) while hitting 50.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hurricanes have forced 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 131st in the country in giving up assists with 248 surrendered on the campaign. The Hurricanes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.4% (463 of 1,092) and they surrender 30.3 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 34.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 66th in college in PPG allowed (68.9).

In their last game, the Syracuse Orange took a loss by a score of 76-74 when they faced Virginia Tech. The Orange were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 for this game. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Virginia Tech committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Syracuse converted 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). Overall, the Orange ended up going 26 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. The Orange permitted Virginia Tech to bury 23 out of 51 attempts from the field which had them shooting 45.1% for the matchup. They finished 23.5% from distance by going 4 of 17 and ended up going 26 out of 36 from the charity stripe (72.2%). When it comes to team rebounding, Syracuse permitted Virginia Tech to get 33 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

JJ Starling was important for the Orange for this contest. He converted 5 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and totaled 1 rebound. He recorded 12 points in his 23 mins of playing time and had 3 assists for this contest.

Syracuse has a mark of 12-7 on the season. The Orange are committing 16.6 fouls per game and they hit 63.6% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per contest (246th in D-1) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per game. Syracuse has totaled 1,437 pts this year (75.6 per game) and they snag 36.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Orange are shooting 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 93rd in the nation.

The Orange on the defensive end are ranked 54th in college hoops in PPG given up with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the field (40th in college). The Syracuse defense allows 31.3% on 3-point attempts (120 of 384) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.4 dimes and 36.1 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 95th and 275th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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