Syracuse vs. Florida State betting: College basketball preview for Jan. 13

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The Florida State Seminoles (7-9, 0-3 ACC) are 6.5-point underdogs as they try to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Syracuse Orange (11-5, 2-1 ACC) on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at JMA Wireless Dome. The game airs at 9 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The point total is 160.5 in the matchup.

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Syracuse Cover -6.5 vs Florida State -108

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Syracuse vs. Florida State betting lines

  • Syracuse moneyline odds to win: -275
  • Florida State moneyline odds to win: +223
  • Spread: Syracuse (-6.5)
  • Total: 160.5

Syracuse statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Syracuse did a better job covering the spread in road games (6-5-0) than it did at home (9-8-0) last year.
  • The Orange exceeded the over/under in seven of 17 home games (41.2%) last year. They fared better in road games, eclipsing the total in seven of 11 matchups (63.6%).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Orange have had a hard time putting the ball in the basket over their last 10 games, scoring 73.6 points per contest over that span compared to the 74.8 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • Syracuse has been less stingy on the defensive side of the ball lately, giving up 68.9 points per game during its last 10 contests compared to the 65.7 points per game its opponents average over the 2025-26 season.
  • While the Orange are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (6.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (6.6), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (34.2% from deep over the last 10, 32.2% on the season).

Syracuse betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 6.5+: 4-5-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 3-7-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 9-1 (Home: 7-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 1-1; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (118th in nation) 39.9 (36th) 32.4 (216th) 32.8 (268th) 12.9 (273rd) 10.8 (117th)

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Florida State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Florida State was better at home (10-6-0) than on the road (4-7-0) last season.
  • Looking at the over/under, Seminoles games finished over seven of 16 times at home (43.8%) and six of 11 on the road (54.5%) last year.
  • The Seminoles, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than away (2-7) last season.

Recent trends

  • In their past 10 games, the Seminoles are scoring 76.8 points per game, 6.1 fewer points than their season average (82.9).
  • Florida State is allowing 87.9 points per contest over its previous 10 games, compared to its season average of 81.3 points allowed.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Seminoles are making 10.2 three-pointers per game, 1.0 fewer threes than their season average (11.2). They also have a worse three-point percentage over their past 10 games (30.3%) compared to their season average (31.7%).

Florida State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-8-0 (Home: 6-4-0; Away: 2-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 6.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 5-5-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 7-9-0 (Home: 4-6-0; Away: 1-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-3 (Home: 6-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-6 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (317th in nation) 45.3 (275th) 33.1 (175th) 36.3 (353rd) 15.4 (108th) 12.2 (246th)
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