New Haven Chargers vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, 11/2/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Haven Chargers vs Syracuse Orange

Date: Monday, November 2, 2026

Location: JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY

TV: ESPN+

JMA Wireless Dome is the site where the Syracuse Orange (15-17 last year) will meet the New Haven Chargers (14-17 last season) on Monday.

The New Haven Chargers faced Le Moyne and notched a win by a score of 66-59 in their last game. New Haven ended the game having earned a 40.4% field goal percentage (19 of 47) and converted 6 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Chargers knocked down 22 of their 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 assists for this contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to the defense, New Haven allowed the other team to shoot 37.0% from the floor on 20 out of 54 shooting. Le Moyne earned 12 assists and had 6 steals for the game. Furthermore, Le Moyne snagged 31 rebounds (3 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Le Moyne ended up shooting 88.2% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 17 attempts. They also buried 4 out of their 22 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Chargers finished with 15 and Le Moyne finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Jabri Fitzpatrick is a player who played a role for the game. He racked up 28 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished 50.0% from the floor and dished out 8 dimes.

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New Haven enters this game after finishing with a win-loss record of 14-17 last year. They had an average of 64.9 pts per contest (354th in Division 1) while shooting 44.1% from the field. The Chargers connected on 31.3% on 3-pointers (208 of 665) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a squad, New Haven pulled down 31.4 boards per game and racked up 375 dimes over the course of last season, which was 325th in the country in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 11.1 times per game and as a squad committed 13.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Chargers forced 11.4 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They conceded 33.8% on shots from downtown and they were 21st in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.3). The Chargers gave up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (746 of 1,676) and they surrendered 33.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They were 16th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 358 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Syracuse Orange went home defeated by a final of 86-69 when they faced SMU. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Syracuse permitted SMU to snag 42 in total (18 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 of 33 and finished the game at 7 out of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Orange allowed SMU to convert 34 of 73 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 46.6% for the game. In all, the Orange ended up shooting 28 for 64 from the field which had them sitting at 43.8%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Syracuse knocked down 9 out of 34 tries (26.5%). They were able to bury 4 of the free throws for a rate of 57.1%. SMU earned 10 personal fouls in this game which took the Orange to the charity stripe for a total of 7 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Orange collected 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the game.

Nate Kingz ended up being a major contributor for the Orange for the contest. He converted 11 out of 18 in this contest for a field goal rate of 61.1%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 25 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes for the matchup.

Syracuse had a record of 15-17 last season. The Orange were responsible for committing 16.4 personal fouls per game and they shot 64.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 12.8 times per contest (256th in the nation) and they turned it over 11.0 times per contest. Syracuse tallied 2,400 pts throughout last year (75.0 per contest) and they averaged 34.2 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Orange shot 46.5% from the floor, which ranked 100th in Division 1.

The Orange on defense were ranked 191st in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 74.3. They forced their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (180th in college). The Syracuse defense conceded 34.1% on 3-point attempts (234 of 687) and opponents made 72.1% of their free throw shots. They gave up 12.9 assists and 37.0 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 161st and 323rd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Haven

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