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Syracuse vs Cornell Prediction Basketball Picks 12-5-23
Syracuse Orange (5-3) vs Cornell Big Red (7-1)
2023-12-05 20:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Syracuse Orange -4 -- Over/Under: 165
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The Cornell Big Red and the Syracuse Orange meet in college basketball action from the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday night. It’s an Empire State Showdown from Syracuse on Tuesday night, can the Big Red pull off the upset? Or will Syracuse defend home soil? Let’s dive in and give out a Cornell vs. Syracuse Prediction.
Cornell Big Red Team Preview
The Cornell Big Red come into this one looking to build on a four-game win streak after a 79-71 win over Lafayette last time out. Sean Hansen leads the Big Red in scoring with 12.4 PPG with 3.3 RPG while Cooper Noard has 11.9 PPG with 4.6 RPG and Chris Manon has 10.8 PPG with 3.5 RPG and 2.8 APG as well to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Cornell so far this season. Nazir Williams has 9.9 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Guy Ragland Jr. has 9.6 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG to lead the Big Red on the glass so far this year. Isaiah Gray also has 8.9 PPG with 4.1 RPG and a team-high 3 APG to lead Cornell in assists this season. As a team, Cornell is averaging 85.5 PPG on 51.3% shooting from the field, 35.1% from three and 69.9% from the foul line.
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Syracuse Orange Team Preview
The Syracuse Orange come into this one looking to rebound from an 84-62 loss to Virginia last time out. Judah Mintz leads the Orange in scoring and assists with 18.5 PPG and 3.8 APG while Chris Bell has 13.4 PPG and JJ Starling has 11.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Syracuse so far this season. Justin Taylor also has a team-high 6 RPG as well to lead the Orange in rebounding up to this point in the season. As a team, Syracuse is averaging 76.4 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 31% from three and 72.5% from the foul line this season.
Cornell vs. Syracuse Prediction
I’m backing the over here. These are two teams that can flat out fill it up when called upon and I’m looking for them to do exactly that in this game. I know a lot of the meetings over the years have hit the under, but these are two teams scoring into the high-70s/low-80s more often than not this season.