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The Arizona State vs. Syracuse betting line was coming in at Sun Devils -1.5.
From ESPN.com:
Syracuse Orange - Did they do some non-bubble things this year? Depends on how much you value the regular-season-ending win over Clemson. Did they do a bunch of bubble-like things? Yes. A road loss to Georgia Tech and a 19-point loss to North Carolina in the ACC Tournament didn't help their plight. If you decide to move Syracuse beyond the first round (weekend?) in your bracket, then you must believe in the powers of Tyus Battle and Frank Howard. We wouldn't recommend it.
ASU Sun Devils - It's never wise to exaggerate a team's Final Four hopes in the first six weeks of the season. But Arizona State's neutral-site win over Xavier on Nov. 24 and true road win at Kansas on Dec. 10 encouraged the possibility and the discussion that surrounded it. At the time, the Sun Devils were making nearly 60 percent of their shots inside the arc and 50 percent of their 3-pointers, an unsustainable success rate in a four-month regular season. Arizona State cooled off and now enters the NCAA tournament with one win in its past six games.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
