Syracuse basketball is a large betting underdog when the Orange heads to N.C. State on Tuesday night.
At the time of this writing, FanDuel had the Wolfpack as a 10.5-point betting favorite at home against the 'Cuse, with the over/under set at 151.5 points.
Entering this Atlantic Coast Conference clash, Syracuse basketball (12-8 overall, 3-4 in the ACC) has lost three straight games. N.C. State (14-6 overall, 5-2 in the ACC), on the other hand, has won two in a row.
The Orange and the Wolfpack will get going at 7:00 pm EST on Tuesday from the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., with television coverage on ESPNU.
Here are key metrics for Syracuse basketball at N.C. State on Tuesday evening.
Syracuse basketball
NCAA NET ranking: No. 79 overall
Home record: 9-4
Neutral-site record: 1-3
Road record: 2-1
Quadrant-one record: 1-3
Quadrant-two record: 1-3
Quadrant-three record: 2-2
Quadrant-four record: 8-0
KenPom rating: No. 75 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 93
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 62
N.C. State
NCAA NET ranking: No. 27 overall
Home record: 8-3
Neutral-site record: 2-2
Road record: 4-1
Quadrant-one record: 1-4
Quadrant-two record: 6-1
Quadrant-three record: 3-1
Quadrant-four record: 4-0
KenPom rating: No. 26 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 30
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 38
Tuesday's affair is a quadrant-one opportunity for the Orange. While the 'Cuse is slumping, and the fan base is frustrated, if Syracuse basketball players can block out the noise, hunker down on defense, take care of the ball and get easy buckets out in transition, SU can beat the Wolfpack.
Granted, N.C. State is a balanced group, residing inside the top 40 of KenPom in both adjusted offensive and adjusted defensive efficiency. That being said, the Wolfpack doesn't have a ton of overly impressive triumphs thus far in the 2025-26 season, it has six total losses and three setbacks at home.
In the Orange's injury report submitted to the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday night, two players were listed as out. They are freshman wing Aaron Womack, who is expected to redshirt this term, and sophomore guard Noah Lobdell.