The Syracuse Orange and the Houston Cougars meet Monday in college basketball action from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Houston vs Syracuse Prediction.
Syracuse Orange Recap
The Syracuse Orange come into this game looking to add on to their win over Monmouth last time out to sit at 4-0 this season. After this game, Syracuse will take on Kansas.
Orange Looking To Stay Unbeaten
Donnie Freeman leads the Orange in scoring with 17.8 PPG along with 5.3 RPG and 2.5 APG, while Kiyan Anthony has 14.8 PPG with 3 RPG. Naithan George has 11.5 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 6.8 APG to lead the Orange in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Syracuse so far this season. William Kyle III has 9.8 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to lead Syracuse in rebounding, and Nate Kingz has 8.3 PPG with 4.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 81.5 PPG on 52.5% shooting from the field, 33.3% from three and 61.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Syracuse Orange will win
- Syracuse has won each of its last five games against non-Conference opponents.
Houston Cougars Recap
The Houston Cougars come into this game looking to build on a 91-45 win over Rider last time out to sit at 5-0 this season. After this game, Houston will square off against Tennessee.
Cougars Win 5 Straight To Start Year
Kingston Flemings leads Houston in scoring and assists with 17.4 PPG and 5.2 APG along with 2.8 RPG while Emanuel Sharp has 16 PPG with 3.8 RPG and 2.4 APG. Chris Cenac Jr. has 11 PPG with 7.4 RPG to lead Houston in rebounding and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Houston so far this season. Joseph Tugler has 9.2 PPG with 5.8 RPG and Milos Uzan has 9 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 4.4 APG this season. As a team, Houston is averaging 76.4 PPG on 45.8% shooting from the field, 30.6% from three and 79.6% from the foul line this season.
Why the Houston Cougars will win
- Houston has won each of its last 26 games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
- Syracuse has lost 18 of its last 19 games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Houston’s last 12 Monday games against non-Conference opponents have produced a total of 137 or fewer points.
- Each of Syracuse’s last four games against the Big 12 Conference have produced a total of 147+ points.
Houston vs Syracuse Prediction
I’m on Houston here. Syracuse has played a super soft schedule to start the year, and you don’t want to go from that schedule to taking on a fierce Houston defense. It’s started to look like the Houston defense that we’ve become accustomed to seeing in the last couple of games. Syracuse is a bit fraudulent in my eyes, and I think they have to prove it here. Give me Houston.