The Syracuse Orange (9-4 overall, 3-3 ACC) visit the Virginia Cavaliers (10-2, 6-0) Monday for a 7 p.m. ET tip. Below, we analyze the Syracuse-Virginia college basketball odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The Cavaliers were No. 12 in last week’s Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports (the new poll will be released Monday).
Syracuse at Virginia: Odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Syracuse +240 (bet $100 to win $240) | Virginia -300 (bet $300 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Syracuse +6.5 (-110) | Virginia -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 129.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Syracuse at Virginia: Three things to know
- Syracuse is coming off two impressive home victories after dropping back-to-back road games. As 1-point favorites, the Orange routed No. 14 Virginia Tech 78-60 Saturday, following an 83-57 win vs. Miami as 5-point favorites Tuesday. Sophomore F Quincy Guerrier scored 20 points against Va. Tech, while junior F Alan Griffin recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks. Guerrier leads five Orangemen in double figures with 16.9 points per game.
- Virginia has won 6 in a row and 9 of 10, but the last victory didn’t come easy. Junior G Kihei Clark‘s only basket of the game broke a 62-all tie with 1:13 remaining and senior F Sam Hauser scored 11 of his game-high 22 points during a 15-2 second-half run as Virginia fended off unranked Georgia Tech 64-62 at home Saturday. The Cavs, who were 8.5-point favorites, trailed 54-45 with 10:01 remaining before a Hauser jumper at the 4:59 mark gave Virginia its first lead of the second half. Hauser leads four Cavaliers in double figures at 14.5 PPG and averages a team-best 7.4 rebounds per game.
- The ACC rivals split their two games last season. Virginia won 48-34 as a 3-point favorite and Syracuse claimed a 63-55 upset in overtime as a 7-point road underdog. The Cavs are 7-3 straight-up in the last 10 in the series but just 5-5 ATS.
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Syracuse at Virginia: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Virginia 69, Syracuse 58
Money line (ML)
AVOID. Virginia (-300) will win, but it’s not wise to risk 3 times your potential profit.
Against the spread (ATS)
VIRGINIA -6.5 (-110) is the STRONGEST PLAY – 1½ times your usual wager. Virginia was a little rusty against Georgia Tech having not played for seven days. The Cavaliers should be more leg-ready for this one. Plus, you can bet they haven’t forgotten last season’s OT upset at home.
ATS: Syracuse 6-7 | Virginia 7-5
Over/Under (O/U)
Back the UNDER 129.5 (-110). Virginia’s defense allows just 59.6 PPG to rank sixth in the country.
I am a little leery because two of the Cavs’ three ACC home games finished above 130 points. Plus, both teams are really good from the free-throw line. Virginia shoots 80.4% from the charity stripe to rank third in the nation, while Syracuse shoots 78.9% to rank 12th.
O/U records: Syracuse 6-7 | Virginia 7-5
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