Vermont at Syracuse

You could hear the groan in Syracuse Coach Boeheim’s gut, when the announcement came he would be pared against Vermont. The Cuse was a first round loser in ‘05 to the Catamounts. I don't think history will repeat itself, but there is one aspect of that game I expect to hold true, and that is the 117 combined points scored in that one, including overtime. There were just 114 shots taken including the extra sessions and just a combined 20 free throws, so expect Vermont to play slow and shorten the game. The Cuse suffered losses in their last two games, after dropping just one all season prior to the finales. Syracuse is 0-3 ATS on the season when they fail to get to 70, and this one certainly looks like a low-scoring, controlled game by the Catamounts, who are 8-0 ATS vs. teams over .600, and 4-0 to the UNDER as a dog of 13+. I'll go with Vermont and the UNDER here.