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Niagara Purple Eagles vs. Syracuse Orange
The Niagara Purple Eagles and the Syracuse Orange will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Carrier Dome.
Oddsmakers opened the Orange as -20.5-point favorites versus the Purple Eagles, while the game's total opened at 148.5.
Syracuse was a 82-70 winner in their most recent outing at home against Ospreys.
Niagara was a 92-72 loser in its last match on the road against Bulls. They failed to cover the +16-point spread as underdogs.
Niagara:
Team record: 2-8 SU,5-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Niagara is 2-10 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Niagara's last 5 games
Niagara is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Syracuse:
Team record: 7-5 SU,4-8 ATS
Syracuse is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Syracuse's last 8 games
Syracuse is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Niagara home to Fairfield Friday, January 3
Syracuse home to Notre Dame Saturday, January 4