Syracuse at Connecticut

Connecticut is getting a lot of respect from reputation but they have yet to deliver on the court. Saturday at home vs. a weak Rutgers team playing without their best player, they choked off a five point lead in the last 19 seconds and needed OT to win at home. They have shot the ball very poorly against good teams. They have played eight games against good teams on the season and as of yet, they have not shot above 39% in any of them and average just 35.5% in those games. At this point, Syracuse is a much better team and the one thing UConn has struggled against this season is a zone defense and that is all they will see tonight against Syracuse. UConn has averaged losing to the point-spread by 8-ppg a sure sign of a team that is rated on reputation and not their play on the court. Wrong team favored.