The No. 3 seed West Virginia Mountaineers (18-9) and the No. 11 seed Syracuse Orange (16-9) square off in the NCAA Tournament second round, both looking to book a trip to the Sweet 16 of the Midwest Region bracket when they meet on Sunday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, starting at 5:15 PM ET. West Virginia is a 4.5-point favorite in the Round of 32 matchup, which airs on CBS.
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West Virginia vs Syracuse Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Favorite Spread Odds |
Underdog Spread Odds |
Total |
Over Total Odds |
Under Total Odds |
Favorite Moneyline |
Underdog Moneyline |
| West Virginia |
-4.5 |
-112 |
-108 |
147.5 |
-109 |
-112 |
-199 |
163 |
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Point Total Insights
In West Virginia games this season, the total eclipsed Sunday’s over/under 15 times (53.6%).
10 Syracuse games this season featured a total above Sunday’s set total of 147.5 (38.5%).
This contest’s total is 5.2 points above the 142.3 these two squads combine to allow per game this season.
The Mountaineers average 77.5 points per game, 7.1 more points than the 70.4 the Orange allow.
The Orange score just four more points per game (75.9) than the Mountaineers allow their opponents to score (71.9).
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West Virginia Betting Data
Against the spread, West Virginia has been strong this season, posting a 17-9-1 record.
The Mountaineers have struggled to cover, going just 4-6-1 ATS when favored by at least 4.5 points.
West Virginia and its opponents have converted the over just 1 times in 27 (3.7%) games this season.
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West Virginia Leaders
Mountaineers Leaders
| Name |
GP |
PTS |
REB |
ASST |
STL |
BLK |
3PM |
| Derek Culver |
17 |
14.4 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
| Miles McBride |
17 |
13.9 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
| Taz Sherman |
17 |
13.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
| Sean McNeil |
17 |
11.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
| Jordan McCabe |
16 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Syracuse Betting Data
The Orange have a winning record against the spread, going 13-11 ATS (covering 54.2% of the time).
The Orange have gone 6-6 against the spread when they are at least a 4.5-point underdog.
The Orange and their opponents have hit the over in half of their games this year — 0 of 24.
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Syracuse Leaders
Orange Leaders
| Name |
GP |
PTS |
REB |
ASST |
STL |
BLK |
3PM |
| Buddy Boeheim |
12 |
19.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
3.2 |
| Quincy Guerrier |
16 |
14.9 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| Marek Dolezaj |
16 |
9.4 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
| Robert Braswell |
13 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
| Jesse Edwards |
12 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
