Game preview · Saturday, Feb 6 · 11:00 AM ET
Empire Classic
Statboy projection
Syracuse by 5 (77-72)
67% to win
From the Statboy Power ratings, with no home court (neutral site).
Ratings
Syracuse |  Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| +16.9#53 | Power rating | +9.7#97 |
| 116.2#58 | Offense | 111.8#106 |
| 99.3#58 | Defense | 102.0#98 |
| 69.9#234 | Tempo | 69.7#253 |
| 2-0 | Record | 1-0 |
| #64 | Preseason rank | #101 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold; tempo is a style, so neither is bold.
Team stats
| Syracuse | Rutgers | |
|---|---|---|
| 53.6%#52 | Shooting (eFG%) | 53.2%#66 |
| 48.0%#72 | Opponents' eFG% | 50.0%#157 |
| 15.0%#7 | Turnover rate | 19.0%#242 |
| 17.5%#245 | Turnovers forced | 20.2%#52 |
| 33.0%#114 | Offensive rebounding | 32.9%#120 |
| 40.4%#98 | Free throw rate | 34.2%#255 |
| 33.9%#120 | 3-point % | 35.1%#86 |
| 29.3%#53 | Opponents' 3-point % | 33.2%#217 |
| 40.8%#203 | Shots from three | 39.8%#250 |
This season so far, not adjusted for opponents. Small numbers are national ranks.
Players to watch
Syracuse
Gavin Doty#130 · G
This season: 16 pts · 9 reb · 2 ast (2 games)
Garwey Dual#320 · G
This season: 7.5 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast (2 games)
Tasman Goodrick#325 · F
This season: 4 pts · 1 reb · 0.5 ast (2 games)
Rutgers
Tariq Francis#352 · G
This season: 14 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast (1 game)
Christian Gurdak#507 · C
This season: 12 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast (1 game)
Darin Smith Jr.#653 · G
This season: 9 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast (1 game)
Each team's top three in the Statboy player rankings (#rank · position).