The Syracuse Orange and Georgetown Hoyas will try to harness some momentum on Saturday when the former Big East rivals face off at the JMA Wireless Dome. The Orange (5-4) have won two straight, including a 95-66 demolition of Oakland on Tuesday, while Georgetown (5-5) defeated Siena 75-69 on Wednesday. The teams still meet regularly despite Syracuse's move to the ACC nine years ago, and the rivalry has lost meaning, but the passion among the players remains.    

Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET in Syracuse, N.Y. The Orange are 8.5-point favorites in the latest Georgetown vs. Syracuse men's college basketball odds at Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 144.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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The model knows Syracuse will be settling into a six-game home-stand, and they are 3-2 at the Carrier Dome so far. Five players scored in double figures for Syracuse on Tuesday, with Jesse Edwards and Joe Girard both scoring 18 points. Edwards had seven rebounds, and he averages 15.1 points and 11.1 boards this season. Girard, who had six assists, is scoring 14.7 while shooting 35.3 percent on three-pointers.       

The model also has accounted for Georgetown's size, with Qudus Wahab and Akok Akok both capable of matching up with the 6-foot-11 Edwards. Wahab averages 10.3 points and 7.4 rebounds, and Akok gets a team-high 7.6 boards and blocks 2.1 shots. Primo Spears and Brandon Murray combine for 32.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and nine assists per game. Jay Heath scores 14.5 points and hits 40 percent on three-point tries.

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