Albany vs Syracuse Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/10/24

The Albany Great Danes are visiting the Syracuse Orange on Tuesday, December 10th at the JMA Wireless Dome. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Albany Great Danes vs Syracuse Orange Prediction.

Syracuse Orange Preview

The Syracuse Orange have a 4-4 record this season and are coming off a 64-69 loss to Notre Dame. The Orange are 3-4-1 against the spread, and 4-4 in over/under, while having a 4-0 home record. The Orange are 1-4 in their last 5 games.

Offensively, Syracuse is averaging 77.5 points per game, which ranks 151st in the nation. Defensively, they allow 79.4 points per game (338th). The Orange shoot 45.2% from the field (182nd) and 26% from beyond the arc (357th). The Orange shoot 67.6% from the free-throw line (277th) and are grabbing 39.4 rebounds per game (72nd).

JJ Starling leads Syracuse in scoring with an average of 19.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3 assists, while Donnie Freeman adds 12.8 points and a team-high 8.8 rebounds.

Albany Great Danes Preview

The Albany Great Danes have a 4-4 record this season and are coming off a 74-80 loss to Boston University. The Great Danes are 4-4 against the spread, and 5-3 in over/under, while having a 1-3 road record this season. Albany is 1-3 in their last 4 games and 4-0 to the over.

Offensively, Albany is averaging 77.2 points per game, which ranks 159th in the nation. Defensively, they are allowing 71.8 points per game (201st). The Great Danes shoot 45% from the field (189th) and 35.9% from beyond the arc (104th). The Great Danes shoot 73.2% from the free-throw line (134th) and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game (344th).

Byron Joshua leads Albany in scoring this season, with 13.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and a team-high 3.8 assists, while Justin Neely adds 11.7 points and a team-high 6.1 rebounds.

Why the Syracuse Orange will win

• Syracuse has won each of its last 14 games against non-conference opponents at JMA Wireless Dome.
• UAlbany has lost three of its last four games.
• Syracuse has won the first half in nine of its last 10 night games at JMA Wireless Dome against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Why the UAlbany Great Danes will win

• Syracuse has lost four of its last five games.
• UAlbany has won each of its last three night games.
• UAlbany has won the first half in five of its last six night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Albany Great Danes vs Syracuse Orange Prediction

Syracuse has won both previous meetings against Albany, covering the spread in both. In this Albany Great Danes vs Syracuse Orange Prediction, Syracuse is coming as a -12.5 home favorite. Syracuse is slightly better offensively, scoring 0.3 points more than Albany, while Albany is better defensively, allowing 7.6 points less. Both teams are below the nation average in field goal percentage, while the Great Danes almost crack the top-100 of the nation in 3-point percentage, while the Orange are a bottom-30 team in this category. Albany is winning by an average of 5.4 points this season, while Syracuse is losing by an average of 3.9 points. The value here lies with the road team, so pick the Albany Great Danes and lay the points on the road.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Albany Great Danes +12.5