Florida State vs Syracuse 12/4/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Syracuse Orange (4-3) vs. Florida State Seminoles (5-2)
December 4, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
The Line: Florida State Seminoles -8 / Syracuse Orange +8; Over/Under: -150.5
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The Syracuse Orange and the Florida State Seminoles meet in ACC college basketball action from the Donald L. Tucker Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Syracuse Orange come into this game on the heels of a 112-110 overtime win over Indiana last time out. Buddy Boeheim leads the Orange in scoring with 21 PPG along with 3.9 APG while Joseph Girard III has 15 PPG and a team-high 4.7 APG. Jimmy Boeheim’s got 14.3 PPG and a team-high 6.4 RPG and Cole Swider has 12.7 PPG with 6.4 RPG of his own. Jesse Edwards has 12.6 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Syracuse so far this season. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 83.4 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three and 78.8% shooting from the field while allowing 81.9 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field and 37.8% from three this season.
The Florida State Seminoles will look to rebound from a 93-65 loss at the hands of Purdue in their last game. Caleb Mills leads the ‘Noles in scoring with 12.1 PPG along with 2.7 APG while Malik Osborne has 11.6 PPG and a team-high 7.1 RPG and Matthew Cleveland has 10.3 PPG with 4.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Florida State is averaging 74.1 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three and 66.4% fro the foul line while allowing 67.3 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field and 33.3% from three this season.
Syracuse is 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win whle the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record. Florida State is 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 Saturday games and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games following a game in which they allowed 90 points or more while the over is 6-0 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning record.
I get the case that could be made for Florida State laying the points at home here as the Seminoles have been rock solid and Syracuse’s defense has not been as strong as it’s been in year’s past. However, the Orange can flat out shoot and sometimes that the equalizer to give themselves a chance to win basketball games. Last year’s meeting was decided by just three points and a similar result could be in store here. Give me the points and Syracuse here.
