Colgate vs Syracuse Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/12/24

The Colgate Raiders are visiting the Syracuse Orange on Tuesday, November 12th at the JMA Wireless Dome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colgate Raiders vs. Syracuse Orange Prediction.

Syracuse Orange Preview

The Syracuse Orange is coming off a successful season with a 20-12 record, finishing 8th in the ACC with an 11-9 conference record. Syracuse was dominating at home with a 14-2 record, but were below average on the road with 4-7. The Orange were 13-18 against the spread and 18-12-1 in over/under.

Syracuse is coming off an 86-82 home win against Le Moyne, not covering the -122-point spread and the game went over the 151.5-point total. The Orange struggled with their shooting, making just 43% from the field and 18% from downtown, but controlled the boards (44-29) and committed fewer fouls and turnovers than Lemoyne.

Jyare Davis led Syracuse’s offense with a game-high 22 points on 7-9 shooting from the field, adding a game-high 12 rebounds, while Chris Bell added 20 points. Syracuse will face Youngstown State and Texas following this one.

Colgate Raiders Preview

The Colgate Raiders are coming off an impressive season with a 25-10 record, finishing first in the Patriot with a 16-2 conference record. Colgate was dominating at home with a 13-3 record and boasted a strong 10-5 road record. The Raiders were 16-13-1 against the spread and 10-19-1 in over/under.

Colgate is coming off a 56-73 road loss to Drexel, not covering the -3.5-point spread and the game went under the 144-point total. Colgate struggled mightily offensively, shooting with just 33% from the field and 16% from beyond the arc, and also got destroyed on the boards (40-25), but managed to keep their turnovers in check, with just 5.

Jeff Woodward led Colgate’s offense with 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Jalen Cox added 13 points and 5 rebounds.

Why the Syracuse Orange will win

• Syracuse has won each of its last 11 games against non-conference opponents at JMA Wireless Dome.
• Colgate has lost five of its last six games against non-conference opponents.
• Syracuse has won the first half in seven of its last eight night games at JMA Wireless Dome against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the Colgate Raiders will win

• Colgate has won each of its last 10-night games.
• Syracuse has lost six of its last eight games following a home win.
• Colgate has won the first half in each of its last 10 night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Colgate Raiders vs. Syracuse Orange Prediction

Syracuse leads Colgate 7-2 wins in their last 9 meetings, going for 7-2 against the spread as well. Under is 6-1 in their last 7 meetings. In this Colgate Raiders vs. Syracuse Orange Prediction, Syracuse is coming as -11.5-point home favorites, and rightfully so. Colgate looked terrible in their season opener, as they could not get anything going on both sides of the court. I cannot trust Syracuse to cover a big spread with the way they shot the ball in their opener, so with both teams struggling with the shot, and with massive trends to the under, I’m looking at a low-scoring game. Give me the under in this one.