Syracuse vs. Northeastern betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 20

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The Syracuse Orange (7-4) are heavy, 16.5-point favorites against the Northeastern Huskies (4-5) on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 4 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ACC Network. The matchup’s point total is 141.5.

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Syracuse Cover -16.5 vs Northeastern -108

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Syracuse vs. Northeastern betting lines

  • Syracuse moneyline odds to win: -1887
  • Northeastern moneyline odds to win: +990
  • Spread: Syracuse (-16.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Syracuse statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Syracuse performed worse when played at home, covering nine times in 17 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
  • The Orange exceeded the total less often when playing at home last year, hitting the over in seven of 17 home matchups (41.2%). In away games, they hit the over in seven of 11 games (63.6%).

Last season stats

  • The Orange scored 74.7 points per game and allowed 77.8 last season, making them 147th in the country offensively and 322nd on defense.
  • Syracuse grabbed 33.6 rebounds per game and conceded 31.1 boards last season, ranking 75th and 172nd, respectively, in the nation.
  • The Orange were 174th in the country in assists (13.6 per game) last season.

Syracuse betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-6-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-4-0; As Underdog: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-1 (Home: 5-1; 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
46.3 (141st in nation) 39.2 (30th) 32.1 (234th) 34.5 (323rd) 13.6 (242nd) 10.8 (107th)

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Northeastern statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Northeastern’s winning percentage against the spread at home last season was .538 (7-6-0). Away, it was .467 (7-8-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Huskies games finished over less frequently at home (six of 13, 46.2%) than away (11 of 15, 73.3%) last year.
  • The Huskies’ winning percentage at home when moneyline underdogs was .000 (0-2) last year, and on the road it was .364 (4-7).

Last season stats

  • The Huskies were 278th in the country last year with 70.1 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 99th with 69.7 points allowed per game.
  • Last season Northeastern averaged 30.8 rebounds per game (253rd-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 30.3 rebounds per contest (121st-ranked).
  • Last season the Huskies ranked 219th in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.0 per game.

Northeastern betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 4-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-5-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 1-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-3 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.6 (225th in nation) 46.3 (307th) 31.0 (279th) 31.0 (179th) 13.8 (230th) 13.1 (289th)
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