Syracuse vs. Clemson betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 31

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Two hot teams hit the court when the Syracuse Orange (9-4, 0-0 ACC) host the Clemson Tigers (10-3, 0-0 ACC) on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 2 p.m. ET. The Orange are 1.5-point favorites and put their three-game win streak on the line against the Tigers, winners of three straight. The matchup has a point total of 141.5.

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Syracuse vs. Clemson betting lines

  • Syracuse moneyline odds to win: -103
  • Clemson moneyline odds to win: -116
  • Spread: Syracuse (-1.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Syracuse statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Syracuse sported a worse record against the spread at home (9-8-0) than it did in away games (6-5-0) last season.
  • When playing at home last year, the Orange exceed the over/under 41.2% of the time (seven of 17 games). They hit the over more consistently in away games, going over the total in 63.6% of games (seven of 11).

Last season stats

  • On offense, the Orange were the 147th-ranked squad in the nation (74.7 points per game) last year. On defense, they were 322nd (77.8 points conceded per game).
  • At 33.6 rebounds per game and 31.1 rebounds conceded, Syracuse was 75th and 172nd in the country, respectively, last season.
  • With 13.6 assists per game last season, the Orange were 174th in college basketball.

Syracuse betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 4-5-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.7 (128th in nation) 39.0 (25th) 32.8 (208th) 33.8 (306th) 13.0 (286th) 10.4 (84th)

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Clemson statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last season, Clemson had better results on the road (8-4-0) than at home (10-7-0).
  • Looking at the over/under, Tigers games finished over 11 of 17 times at home (64.7%) last year, and five of 12 on the road (41.7%).
  • The Tigers, when moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-0) than on the road (1-2) last season.

Last season stats

  • With 76.1 points per game on offense, the Tigers were 112th in college basketball last season. At the other end, they gave up 65.8 points per contest, which ranked 27th in college basketball.
  • Clemson pulled down 32.4 rebounds per game (156th-ranked in college basketball) last year, while allowing 29.8 rebounds per contest (90th-ranked).
  • The Tigers dished out 14.2 assists per game, which ranked them 124th in the country.

Clemson betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 4-7-0; As Underdog: 2-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 10-1 (Home: 7-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.6 (175th in nation) 39.7 (44th) 36.1 (66th) 29.6 (118th) 14.8 (157th) 8.7 (fifth)
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