Note: When the Orange take on the Eagles in a Big East showdown in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament Saturday afternoon, Syracuse will take the floor a terrific winning situation. That's because teams playing with revenge in this round area sparkling 14-4-1 ATS since 1990, including 12-0-1 ATS when they own a win percentage of less than .880 and are facing a foe off a win of 5 or more points. In addition, teams who enter this round off win over a No. 1 seed (Syracuse beat top seed Indiana in the Sweet 16 round to advance) are 12-2-1 ATS, including 7-0 ATS when facing an opponent off a spread win of 7 or more points. Adding to the mix is a huge coaching edge to Syracuse as Jim Boeheim stands 5-0 ATS in this tourney from the Elite 8 round our when playing off a SUATS win and also 4-0 SUATS in their tourney after beating a No. 1 seed when facing an .812 of less opponent in his next contest. On the flip side, Marquette's Buzz Williams enters 1-9-1 ATS in his career in games versus an opponent off back-to-back wins (the last as a dog), including 0-5 ATS when his squad is off a win. Meld in the fact that No. 4 seeds are 10-2 SU and 9-2-1 ATS in this round, including 4-0-1 ATS versus a foe off a SU underdog won, along with No. 3 seeds standing 0-5 ATS in this round when facing a greater than .750 No. 2 or lower seed, and with that we'll look for the Orange to avenge a 3-point loss suffered as road favorites at Marquette last month. We recommend a 5-unit play on Syracuse. Thank you and good luck as always.







