In late sweet 16 action we will back Syracuse at 9:40 eastern.‪ Another game where no one expected these 2 schools to be here. Gonzaga is not nearly as talented as last seasons team. Yet here they are and off a blowout win by 20+ points over a solid Utah team as an 11 seed. Syracuse took advantage of getting a game vs Middle Tennessee who knocked off 2 Seed Michigan St as a 17 point dog in one the biggest upsets in tournament history never even losing the lead. Syracuse pulled away big after tightening their zone in the 2nd half and pulling away to a 25 point win. Middle Tennessee coach told the media there was no way to prepare or simulate that Syracuse zone and that he had not seen anything like it before. The Orange are taking a bit too many points here and have played better in neutral court games vs common opponents these two have faced. Gonzaga is just 1-3 in Round 3 and 10 seeds or worse are 6-0 ats the last 4 years when taking more than 4 points. Even with last nights sweep favorites in this round have struggled with a 7-20 mark more recently. The Orange have covered 10 of 12 and 3 straight as a neutral court dog from +3.5 to +6. They are 9-1 after allowing 60 or less and 8-1 on Fridays. Gonzaga returns to the sweet 16 for a 2nd straight year but teams who do have been big money burners as favorites vs team that have a win percentage of .699 or less that come in off a win of 10 or more. These teams have failed to cover over 80% of the time over the last 25 years. Take Syracuse plus the points.