Virginia vs Syracuse Faculty Basketball Prediction, Recreation Preview
Virginia vs Syracuse prediction, sport preview, odds, methods to watch. Monday, January 30
Virginia vs Syracuse How To Watch
Date: Monday, January 30
Recreation Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: JMA Wi-fi Dome, Syracuse, NY
How To Watch: ESPN
Document: Virginia (16-3), Syracuse (13-9)
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Why Virginia Will Win
The Cavaliers are rolling, and so they’re scoring.
It’s nonetheless going full Virginia and isn’t turning the ball over, it controls the clock, and general it’s doing the little issues proper, but it surely’s additionally bought the O working with 76 factors or extra in every of its final three video games.
Which may not appear to be a ton, but it surely’s making the whole lot from the sphere, it’s doing an awesome job from three, and Syracuse can’t cease any of it.
The Orange have a nasty combine taking place. It doesn’t take sufficient threes, it’s not rebounding properly, and for all the nice issues its protection does, it’s not forcing errors.
Nevertheless …
Why Syracuse Will Win
Can the Orange maintain the rating down?
They’re 10-0 when permitting fewer than 72 factors – Virginia averages beneath 71 per sport.
They performed properly within the first assembly – a 73-66 Cavalier win – however they couldn’t hit their free throws and buckled a bit too usually with turnovers. They must sluggish the tempo down as a lot as doable, can’t let Virginia get on the transfer, and so they must take just a few extra threes.
Syracuse makes them when it takes them, so being affected person on this and dealing for the precise shot isn’t a nasty factor. However …
What’s Going To Occur
Syracuse is 1-8 when permitting 73 factors or extra, and a kind of losses was to Virginia.
All three Cavalier losses this 12 months got here when it scored fewer than 70 factors, but it surely additionally took one thing a bit off-kilter in these three video games for Pitt, Miami, and Houston to provide you with the wins.
Pitt didn’t put anybody on the road, Houston didn’t make any errors, and Miami’s D pressured Virginia to shoot beneath 40% for the one time all 12 months.
The Cavaliers will transfer the ball too properly and be too sharp.
Virginia vs Syracuse Prediction, Line
Virginia 73, Syracuse 70
Line: Virginia -5.5, o/u: 132
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Should Watch Score: 3
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