Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 2/16/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Monday, February 16, 2026

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is where the Duke Blue Devils (22-2) will meet the Syracuse Orange (14-11) on Monday.

The Syracuse Orange stepped onto the hardwood against California and notched a win by a score of 107-100 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Orange ended up walking away with 16 and California accumulated 26 personal fouls. They made 11 of their 30 shots from distance. California finished the contest at 76.0% at the charity stripe by making 19 of their 25 attempts. Additionally, California collected 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. California doled out 16 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning defending, Syracuse allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the field on 35 out of 77 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 39 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Orange converted 25 of 42 attempts for a percentage of 59.5%. Syracuse finished the contest with a 53.5% field goal percentage (38 out of 71) and converted 6 of 25 shots from downtown.

Nate Kingz is a guy who was important for the matchup. He racked up 27 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played 44 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished 57.1% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Syracuse will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 14-11 for the season. They are averaging 76.4 points per outing (173rd in college) on 47.4% from the field. The Orange are hitting 33.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (172 of 520) and 63.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Syracuse is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and is sitting with 331 dimes this season, which is 245th in college in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.4 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.6 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Orange are forcing their opponents into 13.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 fouls. They give up 32.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 124th in college hoops in PPG allowed (71.9). The Orange are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (631 of 1,482) and they relinquish 36.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 190th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 337 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 70-54 when they played Pittsburgh. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Duke allowed Pittsburgh to pull down 20 in all (5 on the offensive side). They finished 27.3% from three-point range by hitting 9 out of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 8 from the free throw line (37.5%). The Blue Devils permitted Pittsburgh to knock down 21 out of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.9% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Blue Devils went 28 for 51 from the field which had them sitting at 54.9%. Pertaining to 3-point shots, Duke converted 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). They were able to knock down 5 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. Pittsburgh was called for 9 fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 8 tries. They gave up possession 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Blue Devils collected 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest.

Isaiah Evans ended up having an impact for the Blue Devils in this matchup. He made 8 of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 80.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 21 points in his 25 mins of playing time and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Duke has a win-loss record of 22-2 so far this year. The Blue Devils are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.9 times per game (42nd in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest. Duke has accounted for 1,989 pts so far this year (82.9 per game) and they collect 39.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Blue Devils are connecting on 49.9% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the country.

The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 6th in college in points per game surrendered with 63.5. They are able to force 13.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (12th in college hoops). The Duke defense gives up 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (195 of 630) and their opponents are knocking down 71.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.0 assists and 29.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 68th and 10th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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