Online Sports Betting Picks – Syracuse Needs Desperate Beatdown Over Rutgers

Everyone in the college basketball online sports betting world threw their arms collectively in the air with frustration as Syracuse sank in to a dark four-game losing streak. Overall, they’ve managed a woeful 3-6 SU and ATS record over their last 9 games and can’t seem to find any collective groove. It’s almost astonishing that they haven’t dropped out of the top-20 in the rankings.

The odd thing about Syracuse’s heavily publicized losing ways, were that three of those losses came at the Carrier Dome. It’s almost forgivable when a team loses on the road, but for Syracuse to start dropping outright wins at home was unimaginable, especially given their surreal amount of talent and great coaching.

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A solid win over West Virginia also covered the -5.0 line, as the Orange rode out to a 63-52 victory on their home court. So what do you put more stock in? Syracuse is still 5-10 ATS when playing at home this season, and they have perhaps been the most erratic team in online sports betting when it comes to the elite college basketball teams in the country.

Rutgers Scarlett Knights (13-12) vs. #17 Syracuse Orange (20-6)

Saturday, February 19th — Carrier Dome — 4:00pm EST

College Basketball Online Sports Betting Trends:

· Rutgers is 1-5 SU in their last 6 road games

· Rutgers is 3-6 ATS in last 9 road games against Syracuse

· Syracuse is 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games

· Syracuse is 16-3 SU in last 19 games at home

Rutgers has managed to be a very sneaky cover team this season. Lately, they’ve managed to cover against top level teams like Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Villanova. In fact, the Scarlett Knights are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games despite having the opposite record in outright wins and losses.

You wouldn’t expect that kind of record from a team that is 9-10-1 ATS this season, but Rutgers has somehow got its act together lately and those brave enough to stand on their side of the online sports betting line have been reaping the rewards.

The Knights are 1-5 SU and 3-3 ATS in their last 6 games on the road, so betting on them to cover isn’t necessarily a sure thing. If anything, it’s certainly very nauseating. The gut check pick is to take Syracuse since they’re 5-0 SU and ATS in their last five games against Rutgers. I would be scared of this line if it approached the late teens, but anything lower than that posts some good value.

If you absolutely have to bet on Syracuse, then this might be the right game. Rutgers has not been especially consistent on the road, and the Carrier Dome is a very difficult stadium to play in for visiting teams without mega talent. I’m willing to take Syracuse in my online sports betting picks this weekend, but be careful of a bloated line.

Furious Online Sports Betting Pick – Syracuse -13.5 or less

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