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Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Syracuse Orange
The Virginia Tech Hokies and the Syracuse Orange will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Carrier Dome.
Oddsmakers opened the Orange as -1.5-point favorites versus the Hokies, while the game's total opened at 141.
Syracuse was a 83-57 winner in its last match at home against Hurricanes. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites.
Virginia Tech was a 64-60 winner in its last match on the road against Demon Deacons. They failed to cover the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Virginia Tech:
Team record: 11-2 SU,8-5 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Virginia Tech is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Virginia Tech is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Syracuse
Syracuse:
Team record: 8-4 SU,5-7 ATS
Syracuse is 8-16 ATS in its last 24 games at home
Syracuse is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Syracuse's last 7 games at home
Next up:
Virginia Tech at Notre Dame Wednesday, January 27
Syracuse at Virginia Monday, January 25