The No. 6 San Diego State Aztecs (23-4) are 3-point favorites to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament when they face off against the No. 11 Syracuse Orange (16-9) on Friday, tipping off at 9:40 PM ET on CBS. Here’s everything you need to know about this 6-11 matchup before filling out your bracket.
In their last game, the Aztecs picked up a 68-57 win over Utah State and covered the 2-point spread they were favored by . The teams hit the under on the 128 point total set by oddsmakers. Matt Mitchell racked up a team-high 14 points in the victory on Saturday.
Buddy Boeheim led the way for the Orange with a team-high 31 points last time out as they fell to Virginia 72-69 but covered the 5.5-point spread. The teams combined to go over the 130 point total set for the matchup.
Syracuse at San Diego State: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 9:25 PM ET on March 14, 2021.
- Money line: Syracuse +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | San Diego State -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Syracuse +3 (-110) | San Diego State -3 (-110)
- Over/Under: 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
San Diego State: Three things to know
- Mitchell leads the Aztecs scoring 15.4 points per game. Jordan Schakel paces the squad with a team-high 2.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The Aztecs put up just 3.4 more points per game (74.1) than the Orange allow (70.7).
- San Diego State is 16-0 overall and 12-0 against the spread when scoring more than 70.7 points.
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Syracuse: Three things to know
- Boeheim leads the Orange scoring 17.2 points per game. Boeheim paces the squad with a team-high 2.9 made three-pointers per game.
- The Orange put up an average of 75.8 points per game, 15.2 more points than the 60.6 the Aztecs give up.
- Syracuse has put together an 11-0 ATS record and a 16-7 overall record in games where it scores more than 60.6 points.
Syracuse at San Diego State: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
San Diego State 72, Syracuse 69
Money line
The model and BetMGM both have the San Diego State Aztecs as the favorite in this matchup.
Against the spread (ATS)
The line for this game set by MGM and the model’s prediction are essentially the same (within 0.5 points of each other).
Over/Under (O/U)
In this matchup, the model projects a total (140.8 points) a little higher than the MGM over/under (138.5 points).
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