Syracuse basketball is a slight betting favorite as the Orange prepares to host fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia on Saturday night in the 2024-25 regular-season finale.
When I wrote this article earlier on Saturday, FanDuel had the 'Cuse as a 1.5-point betting favorite in its ACC clash with the Cavaliers. The over/under is currently 137.5 points.
Moreover, ESPN Analytics gives Syracuse basketball a 62.2 percent chance to prevail over UVA on Saturday evening in the regular-season finale at the JMA Wireless Dome. Even though the Orange has put forth a disappointing 2024-25 campaign, I'm sending out a heartfelt thank you to the team's graduate students and seniors who will walk on senior night, given that this is their final home contest amid their last term of collegiate eligibility.
Syracuse basketball is a small betting favorite against Virginia on the Hill.
The Orange (12-18, 6-13 in the ACC) and the Cavaliers (15-15, 8-11 in the ACC) will square off at the Dome beginning at 8:00 pm on March 8. Here's more information on how to watch this conference encounter.
The 'Cuse has qualified for next week's ACC Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Unless Syracuse basketball wins this annual event, it will miss the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight season.
Head coach Adrian Autry, who will be back in 2025-26, and his players are enduring the program's worst stanza dating back to the late 1960s. However, it would be awesome to see the team end the 2024-25 regular season on a high note ahead of the ACC Tournament.
The Orange is 6-14 in its all-time series with the Cavaliers, and UVA has knocked off Syracuse basketball on six consecutive occasions.
The 'Cuse has an NCAA NET ranking of No. 141 overall, as compared to No. 102 for Virginia, making this a quadrant-three affair for the Orange.
To date in 2024-25, the Cavaliers are 4-6 in true road games. Syracuse basketball, meanwhile, is 10-6 at the Dome, 2-9 on the road and 0-3 at neutral sites. By extension, the 'Cuse is 0-9 in quadrant-one contests, 1-6 in quadrant two, 5-3 in quadrant three and 6-0 in quadrant four.
Without question, the Orange fan base is frustrated by the program's performance this term. I'm hopeful that Syracuse basketball will take care of business on Saturday evening and then win at least one game next week in Charlotte.
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