Two Big East schools will meet in the NCAA Tournament East Region Final when the 29-9 Syracuse Orange will face the 26-8 Marquette Golden Eagles in a college basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Tip off time from Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is scheduled for 4:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS. br br The current NCAA Tournament odds from this game has the Syracuse Orange favored by -3 ½ points with an over under line of 127 ½ points. br br These two Big East schools met back on February 25th with Marquette posting the 74-71 home victory as a +1 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 130 ½ points br br Syracuse entered the NCAA Tournament in the second round with a 47 points win against the Montana Grizzlies as a -13 point betting favorite. The next opponent was the California Golden Bears from the PAC 12 where the Orange posted a 66-60 victory as a -7 ½ point favorite. Syracuse is coming off the Sweet 16 61-50 victory against the top seeded Indiana Hoosiers as a +5 point underdog. The game finished under 135 ½ points. The Orange jumped out to the 34-22 lead at the half. They shot 43.8 from the floor and connected on 4 of 10 from the three point line. Syracuse limited Indiana to 34 from the field and 3 of 15 three pointers. The Orange forced 17 Hoosiers turnovers. Michael Carter Williams led Syracuse with 24 points and six rebounds as he made 9 of his 19 shots. Syracuse is an outstanding defensive team as they rank in the top four of college basketball in defensive field goal and three point shooting. They allow 37.2 shooting and 28.7 from three point distance to their opponents. br br Marquette’s first two games in the NCAA Tournament resulted in a one point victory as a -3 ½ point favorite against the Davidson Wildcats and by two points as a -2 point betting favorite against the Butler Bulldogs. In a Sweet Sixteen match up the Golden Eagles post the 71-61 victory against the Miami Hurricanes as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game finished over 127 points. Marquette got going early as they post the 29-16 lead at the half. They enjoyed a 54 shooting game and made 3 of 6 from three. The Golden Eagles held the Hurricanes to just 34.9 from the floor and 8 of 26 three pointers. Jamil Wilson led Marquette with 26 points and eight boards as he made 5 of his 9 shots. The Golden Eagles shoots the ball very well as they rank in the upper third of college basketball by making 46.3 from the field.