Like Wofford here they are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 vs. Southern and 9-3 ATS in their last 12 on the road including a beating of Wake Forest from the ACC as +5 dogs. They were also pretty competitive with South Carolina from the SEC. They have better numbers than West Carolina on defense and rebounding and shooting % I just think they are a better team and it shows up today.
Eastern mich faces a terrible Northern Illinois team that just came off a win to an unknown team. They should have a let down here as they barely won that game but are happy to get a win. Northern Illinois 17.5 turnovers per game will plague them in this one big time as well as their perimeter defense. They are 6-16-1 ATS in their last 23 home games.
The last few match ups in this series have all been close. I think both teams match up well and both teams play excellent defense holding their opponents to under 40%. Syracuse just covered their last 3 games vs. Big EAst opponents in a row between 10-15 points. I think their confidence is a little high and Marquette will come in and give them a competitive game as always.
