Hard to imagine Syracuse upsetting top-ranked and red-hot Connecticut on Monday night, as the Orange enter having won just two of their past seven games, while the Huskies have won 11 in a row.
UConn has opened as an 11.5-point favorite on WagerWeb.com.
Syracuse’s lone victories in the past month have been against skidding Notre Dame and average West
Virginia, both in the Carrier Dome. Plus the Orange have allowed more than 100 points in two of the past three games, a 100-94 loss to Providence and a 102-85 loss to Villanova on Saturday. In coach Jim Boeheim’s first 32 years, his teams have allowed 100 or more points just seven times. And the Orange have lost four in a row on the road.
Still, the Orange do have a great backcourt in Jonny Flynn and Eric Devendorf. They combined combined for 43 of the squad’s 85 points against Nova. Devendorf has four straight 20-point games, the longest streak of 20-point games in his career. The Orange average 78.5 points in Big East play, second only to Marquette, and shoot a conference-best 38.3 percent on threes
“They can put points on the board, I think, faster than anybody in this league,” Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun said of SU’s fast pace. “I don’t want us to get caught in that type of game. Syracuse, in a [ratty] game, is the best team in the league. … We’re not as an explosive team as Syracuse, and we’re going to try to make sure it doesn’t become that kind of game.”
Connecticut comes in off a 69-61 over Michigan. Senior forward Jeff Adrien had tallied nine points and 14 rebounds against the Wolverines to become the fifth player in Connecticut history to reach 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. Hasheem Thabeet scored 17 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and had six blocks. It was the 11th double-double of the season for Thabeet, averaging 13.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 blocks. Thanks to Thabeet, UConn is among the nation’s leaders in rebound margin (+9.0) and blocked shots (7.3).
The Huskies have outscored their opponents at home by an average margin of 22.1 points.
The Huskies are the first top-ranked team the Orange has faced since it defeated then-No.1 Connecticut, 86-84, in overtime on its way to the 2006 Big East Tournament title. The Orange have actually won three of the last five meetings since the Big East tournament and are 17-16 all-time in games played on the Huskies’ home floor.
WagerWeb.com Game Trends
* Orange are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 Wednesday games.
* Orange are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Orange are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
* Orange are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
* Orange are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big East.
* Orange are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
* Orange are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games.
* Orange are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Huskies are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. Big East.
* Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. win.
* Huskies are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
* Huskies are 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Huskies are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games.
* Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Connecticut.
* Under is 10-4 in the last 14 meetings.
* Favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
* Orange are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Connecticut.
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