California Golden Bears at Syracuse Orange

· NCAA Men's Basketball

California Golden Bears

17-7, 2-4 Away

Syracuse Orange

13-11, 10-4 Home

Cal faces Syracuse for conference matchup

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California Golden Bears (17-7, 5-6 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (13-11, 4-7 ACC)

Syracuse, New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Justin Pippen and Cal take on William Kyle III and Syracuse in ACC play.

The Orange have gone 10-4 in home games. Syracuse is 1/3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Golden Bears are 5-6 in ACC play. Cal is 2/3 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Syracuse averages 75.1 points per game, 3.6 more points than the 71.5 Cal gives up. Cal has shot at a 44.6% rate from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points above the 42.4% shooting opponents of Syracuse have averaged.

The Orange and Golden Bears match up Wednesday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: JJ Starling is shooting 44.4% and averaging 12.1 points for the Orange. Donnie Freeman is averaging 17.6 points over the last 10 games.

Pippen is averaging 15.2 points, 4.3 assists and 1.8 steals for the Golden Bears. Dai Dai Ames is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orange: 4-6, averaging 77.2 points, 30.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 6.7 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.1 points per game.

Golden Bears: 5-5, averaging 71.7 points, 29.6 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.9 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.8 points.

TV Channel: California at Syracuse 2021 College Basketball, week 15, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Syracuse: 67.7%

California: 32.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

CAL		SYR
L1	Streak	L2
71.5	Points Against	70.8
77.8	Points Per Game	75.1
45	Field Goal %	47
37	Three Point %	34
34.6	Rebounds Per Game	34.7
13.8	Assists Per Game	13.1
3.3	Blocks Per Game	6.1
5.8	Steals Per Game	6.7
0.5	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
10.6	Total Turnovers Per Game	11.7
71.5	Points Against	70.8

Game Information

JMA Wireless Dome

Location: Syracuse, NY -

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2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	11-1	-	22-2
Clemson	10-1	0.5	20-4
Virginia	10-2	1	21-3
NC State	9-3	2	18-7
Miami	8-3	2.5	19-5
Louisville	8-4	3	18-6
North Carolina	7-4	3.5	19-5
SMU	6-5	4.5	17-7
California	5-6	5.5	17-7
Virginia Tech	5-6	5.5	16-8
Stanford	4-7	6.5	15-9
Syracuse	4-7	6.5	13-11
Florida State	4-7	6.5	11-13
Wake Forest	2-8	8	11-12
Boston College	2-8	8	9-14
Georgia Tech	2-9	8.5	11-13
Notre Dame	2-10	9	11-14
Pittsburgh	2-10	9	9-16