Syracuse Basketball: Oakland Golden Grizzlies crystal ball predictions

EAST LANSING, MI - DECEMBER 21: Xavier Hill-Mais #14 of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies drives to the basket while defended by Nick Ward #44 of the Michigan State Spartans in the second half at Breslin Center on December 21, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

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Syracuse basketball will look to get back on track vs the Oakland Golden Grizzlies on Wednesday. Here are the full crystal ball predictions for the contest.

Syracuse basketball is coming off of a deflating loss to arch-rival Georgetown. Now the Orange will return to the lovely confines of the dome to play another seasoned coach in Greg Kampe for Oakland.

When you look at the longest-tenured coaches in college basketball there’s Jim Boeheim, Mike Krzyzewski, and Greg Kampe of Oakland. He’s been coaching the Golden Grizzlies since 1984 but this year’s team isn’t as good as some of his previous regimes.

For those reasons the metrics lean towards Syracuse as a heavy favorite in this contest. According to the ESPN BPI Analytics, the Orange are a 90.4 percent favorite. While the Vegas bettors are giving 13 points to Oakland.

Here are our full crystal ball predictions for this Syracuse vs Oakland nonconference game. On top of that here are the top x-factors that’ll decide the game between the Orange and the Golden Grizzlies.

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