The Syracuse Orange (20-13) face the Arizona State Sun Devils (20-11) in an NCAA Tournament First Four game that held at the neutral site of the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH at 9:40 PM ET Wednesday, March 14. Arizona State is the 1.5-point favorite with a total sitting at 142.5.
In their last game, Syracuse lost to a ranked North Carolina team 78-59 in the 2nd round of the ACC tournament. Oshae Brissett led the Orange going for a double-double with 20 points on 7/14 shooting hitting five of his seven 3-pointers and also had ten rebounds, and while three other starters went for at least 12 points, no other player had more than six points. Kenny Williams was the high scorer for the Tar Heels with 17 points on 7/11 shooting and four starters for the squad had at least 13 points. Syracuse was outscored by 10 points by UNC in the first half, and for the game, they only shot 31.7% from the floor, and UNC shot 43.9%. The Orange failed to cover the spread as a 7.5-point underdog, and the total went UNDER. Syracuse had won two in a row before their loss to North Carolina, finished at 8-10 in the ACC, and they were 2-2 in on the season in games held at a neutral site.
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Arizona State lost to Colorado 97-85 in their last in the 1st round of the Pac 12 tournament. Shannon Evans II, Tra Holder, and Kodi Justice were the high scorers for the Sun Devils each going for 14 points. McKinley Wright IV was the leading scorer for the Buffaloes with 20 points on 8/14 shooting and six players for the squad went for double figures. Arizona State was outscored by eight points by Colorado in the 2nd half. For the game, they shot 47.6% from the floor while Colorado shot 53.2%. The Sun Devils failed to cover the spread as a 7-point favorite, and the game went OVER the final total line. Arizona State has lost two in a row and five of their last six games, but on a neutral court, they have a respectable 3-1 mark.
Syracuse ranks tied for 309th in the nation in ppg and 16th in opponents’ ppg, and Arizona State ranks 14th in ppg and 254th in opponents’ ppg.
These teams have not met since the 2009 season.
This season Syracuse is 14-17 ATS with an O/U record of 14-17 and Arizona State is 14-15-2 ATS with an O/U record of 15-14-2.
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SAGARIN RATINGS
Syracuse: 82.51
Arizona State: 82.57
INJURY REPORT
SYRACUSE
[G] 12/01/2017 – Geno Thorpe is out for season ( Left Team )
[G] 02/01/2018 – Howard Washington is out for season ( Leg )
ARIZONA STATE
[F] 11/14/2017 – Ramon Vila is out for season ( Left Team )
[F] 11/14/2017 – Zylan Cheatham is out for season ( Eligibility )
[F] 01/01/2018 – Carlton Bragg has left the team ( Personal )
Syracuse at Arizona State Key Betting Trends
- CUSE is 2-6 ATS in their last eight games held at a neutral site
- CUSE is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 NCAA Tournament games
- CUSE has an Under record of 5-2 in their previous seven games after a straight up loss
- ASU is 1-5 ATS in their last six games
- ASU is 10-1 ATS in their last 11 non-conference games
- ASU has an Over record of 17-8-1 in their last 26 non-conference games
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