Syracuse vs. NC State: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – January 27, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on January 26, 2024

At JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday (at 7:00 PM ET), the Syracuse Orange (13-6, 4-4 ACC) face the NC State Wolfpack (13-6, 5-3 ACC). Players to watch include the Orange’s Maliq Brown. The Orange are currently moderate 2.5-point favorites over the Wolfpack. A 148.5-point over/under is set for the game.

Syracuse vs. NC State Betting Lines

Syracuse vs NC State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Syracuse -2.5 148.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick NC State (+2.5)
Total Pick Under (148.5)

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Syracuse vs. NC State Stat Rankings

Syracuse Avg. (Rank) NC State Avg. (Rank)
75.3 (160th) Points Scored 76.1 (139th)
72.4 (204th) Points Allowed 69.6 (124th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
8.3 (207th) Off. Rebounds 9.5 (105th)
6.8 (237th) 3pt Made 6.9 (230th)
13.6 (153rd) Assists 12.7 (223rd)
11.9 (224th) Turnovers 9.6 (28th)

Syracuse vs. NC State Betting Trends

  • The Orange are 8-11-0 against the spread this year.
  • Syracuse has an ATS record of 3-6 as 2.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Orange have seen nine of their 19 games hit the over.
  • A total of 10 times so far this year, Syracuse and its opponent have combined for more than 148.5 points.
  • Orange games this season have posted an average total of 147.7, which is 0.8 points fewer than the total for this matchup.
  • NC State has eight wins in 19 games against the spread this year.
  • The Wolfpack have two wins ATS (2-3-1) as a 2.5-point underdog or greater this season.
  • This year, nine of Syracuse’s 19 games have gone over the point total.
  • Wolfpack games have had over 148.5 points 10 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 2.8 points higher than the average scoring total for NC State’s games of 145.7.

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Syracuse Impact Players

  • Brown leads his squad in rebounds per game (6.5), and also puts up 9.5 points and 1.1 assists. Defensively, he delivers 2.1 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
  • Quadir Copeland averages 8.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. At the other end, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • J.J. Starling puts up 11.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Chris Bunch posts 10.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest, shooting 39.8% from the floor and 37.9% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game.

NC State Impact Players

  • DJ Horne is the Wolfpack’s top scorer (14.8 points per game) and assist man (2.7), and contributes 3.3 rebounds.
  • D.J. Burns is averaging 12.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest, making 52.0% of his shots from the field.
  • Jayden Taylor is averaging 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, making 38.6% of his shots from the floor and 31.2% from beyond the arc, with 1.3 triples per contest.
  • The Wolfpack get 11.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from Casey Morsell.
  • Michael O’Connell is putting up a team-leading 2.9 assists per game. And he is contributing 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds, making 47.3% of his shots from the field.

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