Virginia at Syracuse odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Monday’s Virginia at Syracuse odds and lines, with college basketball expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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.

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Virginia at Syracuse odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:41 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Virginia -240 (bet $240 to win $100) | Syracuse +175 (bet $100 to win $175)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Virginia -5.5 (-105) | Syracuse +5.5 (-115)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 131.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

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Virginia at Syracuse picks and predictions

Prediction

Virginia 66, Syracuse 62

Moneyline

Syracuse is coming off a clunker, but has been competitive in other recent losses vs. top-60-type foes. The Orange would be intriguing as an underdog in the +220 range. But that price is locked up between the current offerings. PASS.

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Against the spread

Syracuse is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games following an ATS loss. The Orange are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against teams playing .600 basketball.

Syracuse played Virginia reasonably well in the game at UVA, an ATS victory by a 5-point margin. The Orange can shoot the 3-ball, and have been really dialed in from distance over recent home games (46.4% last 4 home games). Its style of defense mitigates a usual UVA advantage in free throws, and on offense Syracuse takes care of the ball.

The contest has a likable Under, and SYRACUSE +5.5 (-115) is worth some partial-unit action (full bet at +6.5 or better).

Over/Under

These 2 keeping hitting the Over (5 series meetings in a row), and the market has responded.

It figures to be an overreach. The Over hit in the Jan. 7 game, but with some outlier numbers in Syracuse turnovers and Virginia 3s. Look for this game to finish up in the 120s.

BACK THE UNDER 131.5 (-105).

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Virginia at Syracuse odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Virginia at Syracuse odds and lines, with college football expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Virginia Cavaliers (2-1) travel north to the Carrier Dome to take on the Syracuse Orange (3-0) with Friday’s kickoff set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.

The Cavaliers haven’t gotten the results from redshirt senior QB Brennan Armstrong that they had expected following his standout junior season. He had a 31-10 TD-INT ratio and is at 2-3 through 3 games.

Virginia took down Sun Belt side Old Dominion 16-14 last weekend after a  24-3 loss to Illinois and a 34-17 win over the Richmond Spiders.

Syracuse comes in as strong favorites, having yet to lose. The Orange destroyed Louisville 31-7 to start the season and followed that up with a 48-14 win over UConn. It topped it all off with a 32-29 win over Purdue.

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Virginia at Syracuse odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 12:18 a.m. ET.

  • Money line (ML): Virginia +270 (bet $100 to win $270) | Syracuse -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Virginia +9.5 (-112) | Syracuse -9.5 (-108)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

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Virginia at Syracuse picks and predictions

Prediction

Syracuse 30, Virginia 24

Money line

PASS.

The only value here is for Virginia to win, but I won’t predict the upset. I’d rather play the spread regardless.

Against the spread

BET VIRGINIA +9.5 (-112).

The Cavaliers have struggled to figure it out this season, and that can best be shown by their 0-3 ATS record. Much of their struggles can be put on Armstrong, who must shoulder some of the blame. He hasn’t played nearly up to par, but the talent is there.

He threw for 4,449 yards a season ago. His early-season struggles could partially be on the offensive line as they have 2 redshirt freshmen and a transfer. They should settle in as the season progresses.

While Syracuse is 3-0 ATS, the betting market doesn’t seem to be favoring it as the Orange have 81% of the tickets but just 61% of the money per pregame.com. The line has also moved, per pregame, from -9.5 at the open to -9, giving Tipico’s line value and showing some reverse line movement.

Given that trend and how Armstrong has shown he can compete in the past, I’ll back VIRGINIA +9.5 (-112) here.

Over/Under

LEAN UNDER 54.5 (-115).

Virginia hasn’t scored much this season, totaling just 19 points against its to FBS opponents. It is 0-3 O/U this season.

Syracuse scored 32 points against Purdue, but allowed 29. QB Garrett Shrader had 3 TDs on 181 passing yards. Its rush game wasn’t overly impressive either. The Orange got good positioning and took advantage, but those same favors may not be paid Friday.

Virginia, on the other hand, has shown little, and even if Armstrong plays well, it may not find the end zone more than a handful of times.

Couple it all, and I’ll back the UNDER 54.5 (-115).

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