Syracuse vs Clemson Basketball Picks 2-10-24

The Clemson Tigers and the Syracuse Orange meet in college basketball action from the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday afternoon. Two 15-win teams go at it on Saturday in ACC action, who comes out on top? Let’s dive in and find out with our Clemson vs. Syracuse Prediction.

Clemson Team Preview

The Clemson Tigers come into this one looking to build on an 80-76 win over North Carolina last time out. PJ Hall leads the Tigers in scoring with 20.1 PPG and 7.1 RPG along with 1.6 APG while Joseph Girard III has 15 PPG with a team-high 3.1 APG to lead the Tigers in the assist department. Chase Hunter has 11.8 PPG with 2.5 RPG and 2.7 APG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Clemson up to this point in the year. Ian Schieffelin also has 9.7 PPG with a team-high 9.6 RPG to lead Clemson on the glass this season. As a team, Clemson is averaging 79 PPG on 46.5% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 78.1% from the foul line this season.

Syracuse Team Preview

The Syracuse Orange come into this one looking to build on a 94-92 win over Louisville last time out. Judah Mintz leads the Orange with 18.3 PPG and 4.6 APG along with 3.1 RPG and 2.1 SPG while JJ Starling has 13 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Chris Bell has 11.2 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Syracuse up to this point in the season. Maliq Brown also has 9.2 PPG with a team-high 6.7 RPG to lead the Orange on the glass while Quadir Copeland’s chipped in 8.6 PPG, 5 RPG and 2.8 APG this season. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 76 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 32.9% from three and 71.1% from the foul line this season.

Clemson vs. Syracuse Prediction

I’m on Clemson here. I get the reasoning for backing Syracuse with a potential letdown spot, but Clemson is the far better team in this matchup, and I just don’t think that the Tigers have any problems getting by Syracuse in this one. Give me the Tigers here.