I love Syracuse here and I think we are getting tons of value with the public and possibly some sharps moving the line a full point or more at some books. This is the first time Syracuse is an under dog and I expect them to be under dogs the rest of the way and I'll back them. This team is incredibly deep and I'm starting to view the Fab Melo loss as not that big of a deal.
If it weren't for Wisconsin hitting 14 3's Syracuse's offense was clicking and they would have won going away. Now they play Ohio State a team that lost to Wisconsin on their own court. I look what this Syracuse team is doing without Melo it seems they have come together a bit and their rebounding, a weakness in the regular season really was impressive in their last game. Though they were even in rebound margin CJ Fair ripped down some huge rebounds that he'll have to do again today and I think he will. Ohio State is just 1-8 ATS in their last 9 tournament games as a favorite .5 to 6.5. Syracuse is 9-4 ATS in their last 13 as a dog .5 to 3.5 and as mentioned this is the first time they are dogs this season. I have a hard time believing Melo is worth more than 3 points and I think we can figure this game would be pk or Syracuse favored by a couple if they never lost Melo.
