Syracuse Orange vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/29/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Venue:  State Farm Center, Champaign, IL 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +10.5, Illinois -10.5; Over/Under:  145 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +10.5, Illinois -10.5; Over/Under:  145 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Syracuse +10.5, Illinois -10.5; Over/Under:  145 points

 

Syracuse Orange:  3-3 (13th place, ACC)

Illinois Fighting Illini:  5-1 (6th place, Big Ten)

 

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Syracuse Orange:  3-3 L10

Illinois Fighting Illini:  5-1 L10

 

Syracuse is coming into this game with a 3-3 record overall and they are 0-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game on a 2 game losing streak with losses coming against the St. John’s Red Storm and the Bryant Bulldogs in their last game. Justin Taylor led the team in points in that game with 25 while Chris Bunch was next on the team with 14 points. John Bol Ajak led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Jesse Edwards led the team in rebounds with 21. They were 40% from the field, 25% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 70 PPG against them. Syracuse has an ATS record of 2-4 this season and their O/U record is 2-4.

 

 

Illinois is coming into this game with a 5-1 record overall and they are 4-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Lindenwood Lions in their last game. Skyy Clark led the team in points in that game with 19 while RJ Melendez was next on the team with 17 points. Skyy Clark led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Matthew Mayer led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 58.1% from the field, 36.7% from 3-point range, and 81.8% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 84.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 61.5 PPG against them. Illinois has an ATS record of 3-2-1 this season and their O/U record is 4-2.

The current betting odds have Illinois listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Illinois has been rolling since the start of the season as they only have 1 loss through 6 games this year but have looked really good in every game they have played. Their 1 loss was against Virginia who is a top 3 team in the country right now and their only win this season that was not by double digits was a win against a ranked UCLA team. Syracuse hasn't been terrible this season as they have won a few games to open the season and they have been keeping a lot of their losses close in score, but they have also been losing games to really bad teams they should not be losing to and the only good team they really faced this season they were blown out by. Illinois is going to have the home advantage in this game too so it is going to be a very hostile environment for Syracuse to play in against a ranked Illinois team and Syracuse has already been really bad in their games this season. The best way to place a bet here is on Illinois to cover the spread in this game.

 

Syracuse Illinois Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Tuesday, November 29, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Illinois 78 Syracuse 61.

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Syracuse Orange: 5-10 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 7-13 ATS in road games. 17-9 OVER as an underdog.

Illinois Fighting Illini: 51-30 ATS as a home favorite of 6.5 to 12 points. 19-10 ATS after scoring 80 points or more. 22-11 OVER when the total is 140 to 149.5.

 

 

Syracuse Orange:  B. Williams (F) Ques Tues - Illness.

Illinois Fighting Illini:  L. Goode (G) Out indefinitely - Foot.

 

 

"They ran off the court, two or three of them. I don't know why you would do that. We lost, we shook hands. That's what you do - win or lose. That's what you do. (Grasso) gave me a sarcastic apology, which fits him. It really wasn't an apology, that's why I didn't really accept it.” - Jim Boeheim on his exchange with Jared Grasso after his team’s loss against Bryant in their last game.

 

 

"I think we're going to see 40 minutes of zone (defense). It's the last year of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge — it's contractually. Obviously, we got a great Syracuse team coming in here, and obviously, Jim is one of the outstanding coaches and been doing it for a long time. So they'll play zone and they got a couple dynamite guards and they're going to have a big guy in the middle that will try to block everything and we'll have to execute, move the ball. I expect a very challenging game before we go to Maryland on Friday." - Brad Underwood on his team’s upcoming game against Syracuse here.

 

 

C. Bell 

J. Edwards 

J. Girard 

J. Mintz 

B. Williams

 

S. Clark 

C. Hawkins 

M. Mayer 

R. Melendez 

T. Shannon

 

 

PPG: J. Mintz (16.2)

APG: J. Mintz (2.8)

Reb/G: J. Edwards (10.3)

 

PPG: T. Shannon Jr. (20.3)

APG: T. Shannon Jr. (3.8)

Reb/G: D. Dainja (7)

 

Coaches:

Syracuse Orange: Jim Boeheim (47th season)

Illinois Fighting Illini: Brad Underwood (6th season)