March Madness Betting: Red Storm Rides Crowd to Big East Win at MSG

lot of tougher teams to score on as Syracuse ranks eighth in field-goal defense.

They have tall, athletic wing players such as Kris Joseph to challenge the three-point shooters, but they can also get back in the post where their dominating presence has made them second in the country in blocks. They also have a guard in Scoop Jardine who has made a few big shots down the stretch.

Louisville (+475) Also grabbing a double bye are the Cardinals, winning four of their last five games. They seem to fancy an uptempo game at both ends of the floor. They run a perimeter-based offense with Preston Knowles, Kyle Kuric and Peyton Siva, but they’re not as good as the rest of the Big East when it comes to rebounding.

The game slows down in the postseason and the Cardinals have to figure out how to play that type of game. They’re going to need more out of forward Terrence Jennings to control the game in the post if the Cardinals want to win their first Big East tournament since 2009.

St. John’s (+650) Given their success at Madison Square Garden, they definitely have the x-factor plus the Red Storm get a bye.

They’ve also gotten the habit of beating the big teams this season. Dwight Hardy has probably been the best player in the conference over the second half of the Big East schedule, while Justin Brown and D.J. Kennedy give the Red Storm an edge down low. The Red Storm is a team packed with