Monmouth vs Syracuse Prediction & Picks
Monmouth is on the road playing Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Syracuse -21 was the opening favorite and line hasn't
Game outlook
Monmouth is on the road playing Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome stadium on Monday, 12/12/2022 @ 8:00pm EST. Syracuse -21 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.
Syracue are 6-4 overall and 1-0 in the ACC, while Monmouth is struggling mightily at 1-9 this season. These two teams last met in 2016 when Syracuse won easily, 72-51.
Monmouth Betting Preview
They have not shied away from tough competition, but the problem is that they aren't even beating the lesser teams on their schedule. They started the season with losses to Seton Hall, Virginia, and Illinois -- fine, no problem there. After losing to Norfolk State, Colgate, Cornell, Lehigh, and Rider, they finally got a win on Dec. 4, when they beat Manhattan 76-69.
On Saturday, Monmouth lost 91-54 to Princeton to end their winning ways. Monmouth shot a dreadful 35% from the floor in this game, so not many highlights were made for the Hawks. Only one player scored more than 10 points, Klemen Vuga. According to KenPom, Monmouth is ranked No. 327 out of 363 Division 1 teams. They average 61.5 points per game and allow 82.9 points per game. The team's leading scorer and rebounder is Myles Foster, who averages 11.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.
With a power ranking of 317, Monmouth is ranked #341 in offense (scoring an average of 62.33 per game), #358 in defense (allowing an average of 82.00 points to be scored against them per game) and are 1-9 (3-7 ATS) this season.