UNC Asheville vs. Syracuse Line has Orange as -17 Point Favorite

The UNC Asheville vs. Syracuse line wasn’t too out there so to speak considering the Orange are a number one seed.  The -17 point line is relatively tame.  All 2012 NCAA College Basketball Tournament Betting Odds Available at BetDSI.com here. 

This is UNC Asheville’s second straight tournament appearance after winning three games in the Big South tournament by an average of 23 points.   This team has proven they can hang with the big boys a la a 72-68 loss in Tennessee and a 10 point loss on a neutral court against UConn.  They also managed to give powerhouse North Carolina fits for half a game before falling 91-75.

It is interesting to note that UNC-Asheville is 8-1 Against The Spread in all tournament games over the last 2 seasons.

The Orange (31-2) won 17 of 18 league games, losing only to Notre Dame, however, they did fall to Cincinnati 71-68 in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.  Whether this motivates them more to crush UNC Asheville early on remains to be seen. 

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Here were your Thursday NCAA Tournament lines: 

Thursday, Mar 15, 2012 - NCAA Basketball Game


12:00 PM 711 NC Asheville +17 -110 712 Syracuse -17 -110

12:00 PM 713 Southern Mississippi  +6½ -110 714 Kansas State -6½ -110



12:00 PM 715 Loyola Maryland +17½ -110 716 Ohio State -17½ -110



12:00 PM 717 West Virginia pk -110 718 Gonzaga pk -110



12:00 PM 721 Connecticut -2½ -110 722 Iowa State +2½ -110

12:00 PM 725 Colorado State +3 -110 726 Murray State -3 -110

12:00 PM 727 South Dakota State +7½ -110 728 Baylor -7½ -110

12:00 PM 729 Colorado +5 -110 730 UNLV -5 -110

12:00 PM 731 Harvard +6½ -110 732 Vanderbilt -6½ -110

12:00 PM 733 Montana +9 -110 734 Wisconsin -9 -110

12:00 PM 735 Virginia Commonwealth +6 -110 736 Wichita State -6 -110

12:00 PM 737 New Mexico State +7 -110 738 Indiana -7 -110

12:00 PM 739 Long Beach State +4½ -110 740 New Mexico -4½ -110

12:00 PM 741 Davidson +7 -110 742 Louisville -7 -110

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com