The No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (16-3, 8-2 ACC) and Syracuse Orange (13-9, 6-5) meet Monday night in upstate New York. Tip-off at the JMA Wireless Dome is at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Virginia vs. Syracuse odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Virginia totes a 6-game straight-up (SU) win streak and a 3-game against-the-spread (ATS) streak into Monday’s game. The 6-game win streak opened with a 73-66 win over Syracuse (+12.5) on Jan. 7. The victory was the Cavaliers’ 4th in a row over the Orange.
Syracuse is back at home after a Saturday loss at Virginia Tech as the 6.5-point-underdog Orange was undone 85-70 in Blacksburg. The ATS loss came on the heels of 3 straight ATS wins, but Syracuse is just 1-3 straight up since Jan. 16.