Senior Handicapper Matt Rivers has a free pick on Villanova plus the points. They are at Syracuse getting 5.5.
Syracuse has been great this season and at the Carrier Dome should be able to beat anybody. But to get Jay Wright's also great Wildcats plus a handful at any time is just a no-brainer that cannot be passed up.
Villanova is a team that has a legitimate shot to win it all this season. Syracuse does too with that great matchup zone but this game really is pretty even as both teams have been targeting this game for a while now. Could Andy Rautins bomb away and the Orangemen win this thing by eight? Sure they could. But Scottie Reynolds could also be the best player on the court and the visiting Wildcats could win by eight as well.
Both of these teams won at West Virginia and both have proven to be the elite in the elite Big East Conference. The road has not been all that dreadful for either of these teams so I don't really see it being a huge disadvantage here for the visitors.
As we saw last year in the tournament run the Wildcats are a very deep and athletic team that completely embarrassed both Duke and UCLA. This team is well coached and overall no joke that will not just crap in their pants in a big spot.
There is not much at all that I can criticize Jim Boeheim and his squad for, as they are a gaudy 26-2 overall and 13-2 in-conference. 'Cuse though, when push comes to shove is not as deep and athletic as the 'Cats and even at home are going to be in for a back and forth fight until the bitter end.
This is going to be a battle of the heavyweights and in the end can go either way so I'm fine with an upper echelon team plus the points.
The pick: Villanova +5.5 at Bodog
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