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.
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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.
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Syracuse at Virginia odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:26 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Syracuse +450 (bet $100 to win $450) | Virginia -700 (bet $700 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Syracuse +11.5 (-115) | Boston College -11.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 126.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Syracuse at Virginia picks and predictions
Prediction
Virginia 68, Syracuse 64
Moneyline
PASS.
Virginia (-700) will cost you 7 times your potential return, and that’s just too expensive, especially for what should end up being a surprisingly close game.
Against the spread
SYRACUSE +11.5 (-115) catching double digits is an absolute gift and one of my favorite bets in a long time. Take advantage.
Syracuse is a reasonable 5-3 ATS across the past 8 games overall, and it has won 3 of its 4 games outright inside the ACC. The road team is also 7-1 ATS in the previous 8 meetings in this series.
Virginia has no business laying double digits to anyone, as it has just 1 cover in the past 9 games overall. UVA is 0-4 ATS in the past 4 instances as a double-digit favorite and 1-5 ATS overall on the season giving up 10 or more points.
Over/Under
OVER 126.5 (-115) is worth a look.
The Over is 6-1 in Syracuse’s last 7 games overall while cashing in 5 in a row against teams with a winning overall record.
The Under is 5-1 in the past 6 at John Paul Jones Arena for Virginia but the Over is 5-0 in its last 5 outings against teams with an overall winning record.
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