The Syracuse Orange (10-5, 3-1 ACC) meet the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers (10-3, 2-2) Saturday at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Syracuse vs. Virginia odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
The Orange inched past Louisville 70-69 on the road Tuesday, failing to cover as 9-point favorites. Syracuse had rolled up 78 or more points in its 6 previous games dating back to Dec. 6, and the Over is 6-1 in its last 7 outings.
The Cavaliers were tripped up 68-65 in Pittsburgh last time out, falling outright as 6-point favorites. The Hoos are actually 2-3 across their last 5 games overall and are a dismal 1-8 against the spread across the previous 9 outings.