Pittsburgh Panthers Home to Syracuse Orange in NCAA Basketball Betting

Basketball betting fans will hope to hit paydirt on Saturday when the Pittsburgh Panthers try to run the Syracuse Orange off the court at Petersen Events Center in college hoops action.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Odds makers at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook had set the Pittsburgh Panthers as 8.5-point underdogs on the Sportsbook betting line for this contest. The betting line may have moved, check for updates at shops such as Sportsbook.

Syracuse Orange vs Pittsburgh Panthers Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Pittsburgh Panthers sport a record of 8-13 and 9-8 ATS heading into this betting matchup, while the Syracuse Orange have 14-6 and 8-10 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 3-14 for the Pittsburgh Panthers and 8-10 for the Syracuse Orange.

The Pittsburgh Panthers sit at No. 303 in the current college hoops power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Syracuse Orange sit at No. 109 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

Offensively, the game matches up Pittsburgh's No. 257 nationally ranked offense (64.43 points per game) against a Syracuse Orange defense that sits as the No. 17 at 63.6 PPG. The Pittsburgh Panthers have been averaging 42.71% from the field, less than the Orange have managed so far this season (43.14% on average).