Cincinnati vs. Syracuse

Cincinnati rose to the occasion as their soft early schedule had this team on the bubble, but a hard fought double overtime win against the Hoyas should have taken care of that. This is a solid team that is playing very well right now, and defends extremely well, and Syracuse really struggled against UConn who also defends very well. While Syracuse is 31-1 they have found ways to win, but not necessarily to cover, and the points are expanded here as the public likes the big teams. Cincinnati likes to play slow and physical, and that keeps Syracuse out of their comfort zone and into the half-court game, where things tend to even out against them. The Bearcats have had a great impact on the road where they are 8-2 ATS this season in conference play. Play on Cincinnati.