Syracuse vs Colgate College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/20/21
Colgate Raiders (2-2) vs. Syracuse Orange (2-0)
November 20, 2021 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Syracuse Orange -10.5 / Colgate Raiders +10.5; Over/Under: +150
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The Colgate Raiders and Syracuse Orange meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Carrier Dome. The Colgate Raiders look to get a game above a .500 record. The Syracuse Orange look for another win to improve to 3-0 on the year.
The Colgate Raiders are averaging 76 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 65.8 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Nelly Cummings is averaging 16.8 points and 2 rebounds, while Jack Ferguson is averaging 11 points and 1.3 assists. Tucker Richardson is grabbing 5 rebounds and Pearson Parker is dishing 1 assist. The Colgate Raiders are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free throw line. The Colgate Raiders are allowing 23.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.5 rebounds per game.
The Syracuse Orange are averaging 86 points on 54.9 percent shooting and allowing 61.5 points on 37.8 percent shooting. Buddy Boeheim is averaging 20.5 points and 2.5 rebounds, while Jimmy Boeheim is averaging 16 points and 0.5 assists. Joseph Girard III is the third double-digit scorer and Cole Swider is dishing 3 assists. The Syracuse Orange are shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The Syracuse Orange are allowing 32.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.
The Raiders are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a straight up win and 11-5 ATS in their last 16 Saturday games. The Orange are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The under is 4-0 in Raiders last 4 overall. The under is 12-4 in Orange last 16 home games. The favorite is 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
You have to question how motivated the Syracuse Orange will be for this game, and they haven’t played in six days. The Colgate Raiders took NC State down to the wire on the road and hung around with Cornell as well. Colgate doesn’t get these games often, so the motivation is there. Give me the points and the road team.
