Syracuse vs Richmond 11/21/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Syracuse Orange and Richmond Spiders meet Monday in college basketball action at the Barclays Center. The Syracuse Orange look for a 3-1 start. The Richmond Spiders look to get above a .500 record.

The Syracuse Orange are averaging 78 points on 48.6 percent shooting and allowing 66.7 points on 41.6 percent shooting. Joseph Girard III is averaging 18 points and 2 rebounds, while Judah Mintz is averaging 18 points and 3.3 assists. Jesse Edwards is the third double-digit scorer and Benny Williams is dishing 0.3 assists. The Syracuse Orange are shooting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. The Syracuse Orange are allowing 39.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34 rebounds per game.

The Richmond Spiders are averaging 70 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 62.8 points on 35.9 percent shooting. Tyler Burton is averaging 19 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jason Nelson is averaging 12.8 points and 3 rebounds. Isaiah Bigelow is the third double-digit scorer and Matt Grace is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Richmond Spiders are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Richmond Spiders are allowing 22.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35 rebounds per game.

The Orange are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Spiders are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games and 6-13 ATS in their last 19 Monday games. The over is 7-3 in Orange last 10 overall. The under is 17-5-1 in Spiders last 23 overall.

The Richmond Spiders are coming off back to back shaky performances and their offense has yet to really get going. The Syracuse Orange have shown promise through 3 games despite their loss to Colgate, and this is pretty much a home game for them with it taking place in Brooklyn. I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Orange.