Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The top-ranked Syracuse Orangemen (20-1) are fresh off their first loss of the season, and they’ll be trying to get back on track in Monday’s 7:00 PM ET road game against the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-5).
Syracuse’s loss was on the road against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, and they didn’t come close to covering the -9.5 spread with a final score of 58-67.
Syracuse has now gone 2 straight games without covering the college basketball odds, but they had done so in 13 of their 18 games before that.
The Orangemen are 6-1 away from home this season and have now under the total in 4 of their last 5 games.
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Cincinnati lost 74-77 in overtime on the road against the West Virginia Mountaineers on Saturday, but they had won 8 of their last 9 games before the defeat.
The Bearcats have covered the odds in 5 of their last 7 games while going over the total in 4 straight.
The home team has won 4 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings between these teams, with Syracuse winning 67-52 as 7-point favorites last year.
The Orangemen have covered the odds in their last 3 games against Cincinnati, while the under has been a wagering winner in 3 of the last 4.
Cincinnati lost 54-71 as 4-point underdogs the last time they played host to the Orangemen.
Syracuse is a 5-point betting favorite for this year’s clash, while the total sits at 136.
Betting on the Orangemen and the under during their Monday games has been profitable recently, with both bringing home the money in 6 of their last 8 games.
Cincinnati has gone 10-3 at home this season but hasn’t covered the odds the last two times they’ve hosted a visiting opponent.
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