Syracuse basketball is a betting underdog against SMU on Tuesday in the ACC Tournament's first round at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
FanDuel has the Orange as a 4.5-point betting underdog to the Mustangs, a team that the 'Cuse beat by one point last month at the JMA Wireless Dome. SU (15-16 overall, 6-12 in ACC) is the ACC Tournament's No. 14 seed. SMU (19-12 overall, 8-10 in ACC) is the No. 11 seed.
The over/under, per FanDuel, is set at 157.5 points. The teams are scheduled to tip off on Tuesday at 4:30 pm EST on March 10, with television coverage on the ACC Network.
For Syracuse basketball's ACC Tournament 1st-round game against SMU on Tuesday, freshman guard Kiyan Anthony is questionable, and freshman forward Sadiq White Jr. is probable, per SU's injury report to the ACC. Both missed the regular-season finale on Saturday due to injuries.
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Per the Orange's injury report submitted to the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday evening, freshman shooting guard Kiyan Anthony is listed as questionable for Tuesday's encounter, while freshman forward Sadiq White Jr. is probable.
Both missed the 'Cuse regular-season finale this past Saturday on the Hill, a two-point overtime loss for Syracuse basketball to Pittsburgh, due to injuries. SU is expected to submit a final injury report two hours before game time on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-5 Anthony is averaging 8.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game while making 39.9 percent from the field, 25.4 percent from beyond the arc and 62.8 percent from the charity stripe. The 6-foot-9 White averages 6.1 points and 3.3 boards per contest while connecting on 54.2 percent from the field, 36.8 percent from 3-point land and 51.4 percent from the free-throw line.
The latest key metrics for Syracuse basketball against SMU in the ACC Tournament's first round.
Syracuse basketball
NCAA NET ranking: No. 83 overall
Home record: 12-6
Neutral-site record: 1-3
Road record: 2-7
Quadrant-one record: 1-10
Quadrant-two record: 4-3
Quadrant-three record: 3-3
Quadrant-four record: 7-0
KenPom rating: No. 80 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 84
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 91
SMU
NCAA NET ranking: No. 39 overall
Home record: 15-3
Neutral-site record: 1-1
Road record: 3-8
Quadrant-one record: 4-8
Quadrant-two record: 4-4
Quadrant-three record: 5-0
Quadrant-four record: 6-0
KenPom rating: No. 43 overall
KenPom adjusted offensive efficiency: No. 20
KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency: No. 108