NC State vs. Syracuse Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 27
27 January 2026

The NC State Wolfpack (14-6, 5-2 ACC) host the Syracuse Orange (12-8, 3-4 ACC) at Lenovo Center, tipping off at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The Wolfpack are 10.5-point favorites in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 151.5 points.
NC State enters this matchup after an 81-72 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Quadir Copeland scored a team-high 20 points for NC State in the win. Syracuse's last contest on Saturday ended in an 85-76 loss to Miami (FL). Donnie Freeman recorded 14 points, four rebounds and one assist for Syracuse.
NC State vs. Syracuse Odds and Game Time
- When: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Spread favorite: NC State -10.5
- Moneyline favorite: NC State -690
- Moneyline underdog: Syracuse +495
- Over/Under: 151.5 points
How to watch NC State vs. Syracuse
- TV Channel: ESPN U
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: NC State vs. Syracuse
- NC State and its opponents have combined to outscore Tuesday's total (151.5 points) 13 times this season.
- This season, eight games Syracuse has played finished with a combined score higher than 151.5 points.
- The total for the contest of 151.5 is 9.5 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Wolfpack (85.3) and Orange (75.7).
- These two teams give up a combined 140.9 points per game, 10.6 points less than this contest's over/under.
- This season, the average over/under for NC State's games is 157.2 points, 5.7 more than the total of 151.5 points set for this contest.
- The over/under for this contest is 6.9 points more than the average over/under in Syracuse's games this season (144.6 points).
Betting the Spread: NC State vs. Syracuse
- Against the spread, NC State is 11-9-0 this season.
- The Wolfpack are 5-4 ATS when favored by 10.5 points or more this season.
- Syracuse is 9-11-0 against the spread this season.
- The Orange have been underdogs by 10.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
- NC State is 6-5 against the spread, and 8-3 overall, at home.
- At home, as a 10.5-point favorite or greater, NC State is 5-3 ATS.
- Syracuse has two wins against the spread, and are 2-1 overall, away from home.
Betting the Moneyline: NC State vs. Syracuse
- NC State has been the moneyline favorite in 18 games this season and won 13 (72.2%) of those contests.
- The Wolfpack have entered nine games this season favored by -690 or more and are 8-1 in those contests.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 87.3% chance of a victory for NC State.
- Syracuse has won in two of the seven contests it has been named as the moneyline underdog this year.
- The Orange have played as an underdog of +495 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies Syracuse has a 16.8% chance of walking away with the win.
