The NCAA Tourney bids come out in three weeks and the Syracuse Orangemen are feeling confident they will be a top seed.  Despite suffering a loss this past weekend, the Orangemen of Syracuse are still primed and poised for that top spot.  The loss that I spoke of is only their second of the season. They are 24-2, 15-7 ATS.  Tonight they travel south to take on the Georgetown Hoyas.  This is a Hoya team with some impressive wins in it's record, but also several humiliating losses.

Georgetown is 18-6 and 11-9 ATS. In basketball terms, coach Boeheim's squad will be playing their 2-3 zone that he has been running for years. This is the most impressive version of that scheme since the team several years ago that won it all with Carmelo Anthony.

Big East rival Georgetown is very familiar with Syracuse. Coach John Thompson III is confident before tonight's macthup saying "Hey, we know this team well. We see them several times a year and we are as prepared as we possibly can be."  The oddsmakers feel confident about Georgetown as well.  They have made them two point favorites over the Orangemen.  At this point, 60% of the betting public is on Syracuse getting the points.  And 79% of the people that bet the money line have taken Syracuse as well.

We have to take them as well. When you have a team with so few losses and playing in arguably the best conference in the country, you have to take them every time, especially when GETTING points. Take Cuse' +2


Team records:
Syracuse: 24-2 SU, 14-7 ATS
Georgetown: 18-6 SU, 11-9 ATS

Syracuse most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Providence are 7-3
After playing Louisville are 3-4
After a loss are 7-3

Georgetown most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
Before playing Louisville are 5-1
After playing Rutgers are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Syracuse is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Syracuse's last 5 games on the road
Syracuse is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgetown's last 5 games at home
Georgetown is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
Georgetown is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgetown's last 5 games when playing at home against Syracuse

Next up:
Syracuse at Providence, Tuesday, February 23
Georgetown at Louisville, Tuesday, February 23

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