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Syracuse vs. Chaminade Odds

Here's everything you need to know about Syracuse vs. Chaminade on Wednesday, Nov. 22 — our expert pick and betting guide.

When Syracuse and Chaminade meet in the seventh-place game on the final day of the Maui Invitational, it will be a battle between two teams that may have known this was coming.

Chaminade certainly isn't surprised to be here, with losses to Kansas and UCLA. The Silverswords have been more competitive than expected though, and can be proud of their showing as the home team at the event.

Syracuse, on the other hand, is likely a bit disappointed with its results. The Orange weren't expected to come away with wins against Tennessee or Gonzaga — both teams have more complete rosters than Syracuse has — but their second-half performances were uninspiring to say the least.

A third loss here for Syracuse would be a total disaster, and Judah Mintz and JJ Starling will do their best to avoid it and end on a high note, however small it may be.

But the question is, will any of the Orange's supporting cast show up to help them?

Find a betting pick and prediction for Syracuse vs. Chaminade below.

On paper, Syracuse possesses one of the most talented backcourts in the country. Mintz is an NBA talent and he's the type of player who can single-handedly win you a basketball game. Mintz is averaging 21.2 points per game through five games this season and tacking on four assists to go with it.

With him in the Syracuse backcourt is Starling, a former five-star recruit who transferred in from Notre Dame. Starling operates as Syracuse’s “point guard," but when things break down, the ball usually finds itself in Mintz’s hands with everyone else getting out of the way.

Mintz and Starling were both good enough to win against Gonzaga, but it was the Syracuse supporting case that let the team down. Chris Bell made just two of his 18 shot attempts and just one of his 10 3s.

Syracuse has been unable to play a full, high-level 40-minute game. In 10 halves this season, Syracuse has been outscored in exactly half of them, and in Maui, the Orange have been outclassed, losing all four halves they've played.

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Chaminade kept things mostly competitive in its opener against Kansas, winning hustle plays and crashing the offensive boards. The Silverswords will have no talent or size advantage anywhere on the floor in this game, but effort and togetherness will not be a question for Chaminade.

Against UCLA, in its second game in the event, Chaminade gave up a 28-4 run at the start. While that stretch shows just how much talent discrepancy was present in that game, Chaminade immediately rattled off a 17-8 run of its own over the final 10 minutes of the first half.

There will be no quit from this Silverswords team. That's rarely enough to win in an event like this, but it may be enough to hang with a Syracuse team that we just can't say the same about based on its last two performances.

Motivation may be a factor in this one, as Chaminade has shown it won’t go away even in the middle of a blowout.

Syracuse’s shot selection and effort defensively leaves a lot to be desired.

Take Chaminade to cover, whenever a line gets released.

Pick: Chaminade +22

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