Syracuse Orange vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Syracuse Orange vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Syracuse Orange (12-8) are traveling to Lenovo Center on Tuesday where they will take on the NC State Wolfpack (14-6).

The Syracuse Orange faced off with Miami and took a loss by a score of 85-76 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Orange finished with 14 and Miami finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 13 tries from three-point range. Miami finished the game shooting 80.0% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of 15 shots. Furthermore, Miami collected 32 rebounds (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Miami doled out 20 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Syracuse let their opponent shoot 61.1% from the floor on 33 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 19 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Orange made 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Syracuse finished with a 49.2% FG percentage (30 of 61) and made 6 out of their 21 shots from distance.

Donnie Freeman is a player who had an impact in the game. He walked away with 14 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and totaled 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor and dished out 1 assist.

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Syracuse comes into this contest with a record of 12-8 so far this season. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Syracuse is grabbing 35.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 267 assists for the year, which has them ranked 253rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Orange are connecting on 33.5% on 3-point shots (140 of 418) and 63.7% from the charity stripe. They average 75.7 pts per game (208th in D-1) while going 47.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Orange are able to force 13.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are 113th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 255 conceded so far this year. The Orange defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (484 of 1,168) and they relinquish 36.1 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 32.0% from 3-point land and they rank 61st in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.0).

In their last game, the NC State Wolfpack took home the win by a final score of 81-72 against Pittsburgh. Concerning rebounding, North Carolina State allowed Pittsburgh to get 46 in all (21 offensive). They finished the game shooting 37.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 out of 29 and finished the contest at 11 of 25 from the free throw line (44.0%). The Wolfpack permitted Pittsburgh to make 25 out of 68 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Wolfpack went 26 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. With regard to shots from distance, North Carolina State buried 7 of 20 tries (35.0%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a clip of 81.5%. Pittsburgh committed 20 fouls in this contest which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. The Wolfpack pulled down 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this contest.

Quadir Copeland ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack for this contest. He had 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 dimes for the contest. He converted 6 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and earned 3 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a win-loss mark of 14-6 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Wolfpack are connecting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 63rd in college. North Carolina State has totaled 1,706 pts on the campaign (85.3 per game) and they average 35.9 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (61st in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 9.7 times per contest. The Wolfpack are committing 19.2 fouls per contest and they go 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Wolfpack on defense are ranked 130th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the field (127th in college hoops). The North Carolina State defense concedes 33.5% on 3-pointers (181 of 540) and opponents are connecting on 67.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 12.1 dimes and 34.9 total boards per game, which is 80th and 206th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Syracuse

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