The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and the Syracuse Orange will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at American Airlines Arena in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Orange listed as 12-point favorites versus the Lumberjacks, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Syracuse fell 76-66 to Louisville in the championship game of the Big East tournament on Saturday, as 7.5-point underdogs. That game's 142 points made it OVER the posted total of 135.
Eric Devedorf netted a game-high 20 points, and Jonny Flynn added 11 in the loss.
Team records:
Stephen F. Austin: 24-7 SU, 1-0 ATS
Syracuse: 26-9 SU, 16-15 ATS
Syracuse most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
After playing Louisville are 2-4
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 5 games
Syracuse is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Syracuse is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games