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[QUOTE="cliftonparksufan, post: 207993, member: 9"]
I don't bet, but I do follow the spreads because I love to look at the numbers and try and figure out what Vegas is thinking.  For the season Cuse is 15-14 vs the spread including 0-4 in the last four games.  In addition Syracuse is 12-15-2 vs the over including only going over only 4 out of the last 14 games.  However Cuse has beat the over 2 out of the last three games due to the number really coming down.
 
When we played Louisville on the road, we were three point favorites.  Since then we have won four straight (including their game) and they have lost 3 of 5.  Since we are going to play at home on Saturday, we should be favored by eight or nine, which is a pretty big number.
 
[url]http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/teams/team-page.cfm/team/syracuse[/url]
 
Now looking at Kentucky, they are 11-16 vs the spread.  At one point during the season they did not cover in 13 of 14 games.  But then right after that, they covered in 7 of 8 games.  Also Kentucky for the season is 10-16 vs the over and in a recent game vs Mississippi State they had a push vs the spread and a push vs the over.  I would guess that is very uncommon.
 
So what does this all mean.  Since I don't bet it doesn't mean too much, but since I like numbers I find it interested to follow.   I do work with some guys who do bet though and I just laugh at them.  
I guess looking at all this, I would find it very hard to win money on a consistent basis.  No matter how good teams like Syracuse and Kentucky are, the results seem to be all over the board.
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