GAME: 863 Penn State vs. 864 Syracuse
TIME: 11/29 7:00p EST
SPREAD: Penn State -2 TOTAL: 137
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The (5-1)Penn State Nittany Lions and (4-2)Syracuse Orange will take the floor in a non-conference game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Syracuse lost 86-72 to Oklahoma State in its most recent game, while Penn State fell 74-72 against Mississippi in its last outing.
PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS
The Nittany Lions are averaging 80 points per game on offense and allowing 62 points per game on defense. Penn State is shooting 46% from the field and 33% from 3 draining 8.5 per game. Penn State allows 40% field goal shooting from the field from their opponents while before 17 turnovers on 10th Steals and six blocks per game. Penn State has forced opponents into committing turnovers on 23.5 percent of all possessions, the highest rate among all Big Ten teams.
Penn State’s Lamar Stevens, Mike Watkins and Myreon Jones have collectively accounted for 51 percent of the team’s scoring this season, including 59 percent of all Nittany Lions points over the last five games.
SYRACUSE ORANGE
The Syracuse Orange average 72 points per game and allow 59 points per game on defense, allowing only 36% field goal shooting from their opponents and only 25% from 3 which will make Penn State’s 3-point shooting much more difficult. Syracuse forces 15 turnovers per game on seven Steals and four blocks while giving up only 12 turnovers per game as a team.
MATCHUP SUMMARY
This will be a close match-up between two teams that can score points but both teams focus on defense first. You can count on this being a slow low-scoring game from two teams that are expected to put up a lot of points. The Nittany Lions offense will cause problems for the Orange. The Nittany Lions will score more points and hold Syracuse offense from producing their typical numbers.
TRENDS
PENN ST.:
- PSU are 12-3-2 ATS in their last 17 games overall.
- Under is 7-3 in PSU last 10 vs. Atlantic Coast.
- Under is 7-3 in PSU last 10 Fri. games.
SYRACUSE:
- SYR are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 Fri. games.
- Under is 6-2 in SYR last 8 Fri. games.
BETTING ANGLES:
Data Analysis: Penn State -2 / Under 137
Fade the Public: Syracuse +2 / not enough data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
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