Big East Conference Tournament: Syracuse-Villanova

The Syracuse Orange and the Villanova Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Syracuse put up 51 points in the second half to pick up an 87-72 win over Marquette on Saturday. Syracuse covered the 1-point spread, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 150.

Donte Greene and Jonny Flynn each had 21 points, while Paul Harris and Arinze Onuaku had 14 apiece in the win.

Dwayne Anderson had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Villanova over Providence 73-63 on Saturday night.

Villanova cashed as 1.5-point road underdogs as the game played under the 144-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Team records:
Syracuse: 19-12 SU, 14-15 ATS
Villanova: 19-11 SU, 11-16 ATS

Syracuse most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 10-0
After playing Marquette are 1-0
After a win are 6-4

Villanova most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
After playing Providence are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Syracuse's last 7 games
Syracuse is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Villanova
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Villanova's last 10 games
Villanova is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Villanova is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Villanova is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Syracuse

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