Colgate vs Syracuse Prediction - College Basketball Picks 11/14/23

The Colgate Raiders will play the Syracuse Orange in a non-conference game on Tuesday night at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. Colgate opened their season with a win over Brown, while Syracuse has won two games in a row to start their campaign. 

Colgate Preview

The Colgate Raiders are 1-0 this season after they defeated Brown by a score of 72-70 in their last game. Colgate was tied at 31 at the half, but they were able to score 41 points in the second half for the narrow win. The Raiders shot 48.1% from the field, 33.3% on three pointers, and 72.7% on free throws in the game. Colgate was out rebounded by a total of 40-36 and turned the ball over 14 times in the win. Braeden Smith led Colgate with 17 points and five assists, while Nicolas Louis-Jacques added 15 points and three rebounds. Colgate allowed 70 points on 41% field goal shooting and forced 15 turnovers in the game. 

Syracuse Preview

The Syracuse Orange are 2-0 this year after they defeated Canisius by a score of 89-77 in their last game. Syracuse didn’t play very well defensively in this game, but they scored 41 and 48 points in each half for the win. The Orange shot 53.8% from the field and recorded 37 rebounds in the game. Syracuse defeated New Hampshire by a score of 83-72 in their first game of the season. The Orange are scoring 86 points per game with 42 rebounds per game and 14.5 assists per game, while allowing 74.5 points against per game this year. Judah Mintz has led Syracuse this season with 23 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per game, and 3.5 assists per game. Syracuse is shooting 47.7% from the field, 73.9% on free throws, and 30% on three pointers this season.