Syracuse basketball is a betting favorite on the road against Boston College on Saturday afternoon. At the time of this writing, per FanDuel, the Orange was a 6.5-point betting favorite at the Eagles, with the over/under set at 137.5 points.
The 'Cuse (12-5 overall, 3-1 in the ACC) enters this Atlantic Coast Conference clash having won three straight league games. The Eagles (7-10 overall, 0-4 in the ACC), on the other hand, have lost four consecutive conference encounters.
Syracuse basketball and Boston College are squaring off beginning at 2:00 pm EST on Saturday inside the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass., with the ACC Network televising the game.
On Saturday morning, the Orange had an NCAA NET ranking of No. 63 overall. Boston College is No. 182 in the NET, making this a quadrant-three contest for the 'Cuse. While ACC road games are usually never easy, Syracuse basketball needs to handle its business against Boston College to continue building up momentum toward possibly entering the conversation for an at-large invite to this spring's Big Dance.
Syracuse basketball faces Boston College on the road on Saturday afternoon.
Here is some of the latest data for the Orange and the Eagles:
Syracuse basketball
NCAA NET: No. 63 overall
Home record: 9-2
Neutral-site record: 1-3
Road record: 2-0
Quadrant-one record: 1-4
Quadrant-two record: 1-0
Quadrant-three record: 2-1
Quadrant-four record: 8-0
KenPom rating: No. 58 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 88
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 55
Boston College
NCAA NET: No. 182 overall
Home record: 6-3
Neutral-site record: 0-3
Road record: 1-4
Quadrant-one record: 0-3
Quadrant-two record: 0-2
Quadrant-three record: 1-4
Quadrant-four record: 6-1
KenPom rating: No. 160 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 287
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 63
After the Eagles affair, Syracuse basketball's 2025-26 docket toughens up. The Orange's next three games are against Virginia Tech and Miami at home, and then N.C. State on the road:
Virginia Tech (13-5 overall, 2-3 in the ACC); No. 54 in the NET
Miami (15-2 overall, 4-0 in the ACC); No. 31 in the NET
N.C. State (12-5 overall, 3-1 in the ACC); No. 29 in the NET
Coming up, Syracuse basketball is expected to have numerous quadrant-one and quadrant-two opportunities, and if the 'Cuse can cash in on some of them, that will bode well for the Orange's post-season chances.