Saturday, February 25, 2012

Big East Basketball Preview: Syracuse Orange vs. Connecticut Huskies

The Syracuse Orange and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Gampel Pavilion.

Oddsmakers currently have the Orange listed as 5-point favorites versus the Huskies, while the game's total is sitting at 131.

Last time out for Syracuse, they were a 56-48 winner as they battled South Florida at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 14-point favorite.

Connecticut won its last outing, a 73-70 result against Villanova on February 20. They earned a push in that game as a 3-point favorite.

Syracuse: Team record: 28-1 SU, 15-13 ATS Current streak: won 8 straight games.

is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games when playing on the road against Connecticut The total has gone OVER in 6 of last 9 games on the road is 4-8 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Connecticut

When playing on Saturday are 5-5 Before playing Louisville are 5-5 After playing South Florida are 6-2 After a win are 9-1

Connecticut: Team record: 17-10 SU, 7-14-2 ATS

is 20-4 SU in its last 24 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 7 games when playing at home against Syracuse The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 6 games at home

When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Providence are 5-5 After playing Villanova are 9-1 After a win are 6-4

Next up: Syracuse home to Louisville, Saturday, March 3 Connecticut at Providence, Tuesday, February 28

Big East Basketball Preview: Syracuse Orange vs. Connecticut Huskies

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