Syracuse Basketball: Pitt Panthers crystal ball predictions

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 08: Xavier Johnson #1 of the Pittsburgh Panthers directs his teammates during the second half of their game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Dean Smith Center on January 08, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Pitt won 73-65. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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Syracuse basketball has a home tilt vs Pittsburgh on Saturday. Here are the full crystal ball predictions and who are the top x-factors to watch out for.

Syracuse basketball returns home for another important conference matchup vs the Pittsburgh Panthers. According to the analytics, the Orange are heavy favorites: Vegas has Syracuse as a-6 point favorite and the ESPN BPI Analytics gives the Orange a 76.4 percent chance of victory.

Jeff Capel has really done great work with this Pittsburgh team this season. They enter this game 13-6 and 4-4 in the conference. In the first 19 games of 2019-20, Pittsburgh already has more ACC wins (4) than they’ve had over the last two years combined!

While the Orange are 12-7 overall on the year with an impressive 5-3 track record in the conference. Syracuse has won four games in a row and will look to add to that vs the Panthers.

Syracuse is led by Elijah Hughes who is scoring more points per game than any other player in the ACC. While the Panthers have a quartet of double-digit scorers who can make things happen.

So who will ultimately walk away with the dub? We have our full crystal ball predictions and a preview of the top x-factors to keep an eye out for in this game!

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