Today I am playing as of now, Syracuse +2
Play On: Syracuse
Note: Yes, we know this sets up like a typical ‘two teams headed in opposite directions’ matchup – Georgetown is currently on a monster 11-1 SU and 9-2-1 ATS roll while Syracuse limps into the Verizon Center with a 1-3 SUATS skein in tow – but there’s nothing typical about the ferocity of this Big East rivalry.
The Orange’s recent woes began two weeks ago when the Hoyas went into the
Carrier Dome and pulled the rug out from under Boeheim’s boys, winning SU as
8-point dogs. Now it’s time for the tables to turn. Nothing puts a team in a
better frame of mind for its upcoming conference tourney than extracting a large
measure of revenge, and Jimmy B has excelled in today’s role. When made the
underdog versus Georgetown, the ‘Cuse have cashed in five of the previous six
meetings. And when revenge enters the picture, the Orange have regularly stifled
the Hoyas, posting an outstanding 9-2 SU and 8-2-1 ATS series mark when looking
to get even. John Thompson’s troops have fared poorly of late in Last Home Game
matchups with quality foes, going 2-4 SU and 1-5 ATS versus .711 or greater
opposition. And if you need more, the clincher comes from our powerful database:
the Hoyas are a dismal 6-16 SU and 5-16-1 ATS versus .680 or better conference
foes with same-season revenge. Be sure to tune in for this one – with Syracuse
heading for the ACC next season and G’town setting up shop in the soon-to-be
announced ‘Catholic League,’ we could be witnessing the final chapter in one of
college basketball’s most intense rivalries in this ‘7-degrees of separation’
special.
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