Bodog Beat

The good news if you are a Syracuse Orange fan is the team has already played the bulk of its most difficult games. (AP Images)

The bad news is they need to win at least three of their final four games to give themselves a real chance to make the NCAA tourney.

After a game at St. John’s against the Red Storm tonight, they host Cincinnati with the winner of that game most likely finishing in the eighth spot in the Big East standings.

Syracuse ranks second in the Big East in scoring offense, but the past nine games have shown that if the Orange doesn’t play well on defense, it loses.

The Red Storm are not having a season to remember but at least they are not giving up. That certainly showed against Seton Hall on Sunday, when the team earned its fourth Big East win of the season with a hard-fought 70-65 victory before the home folks in Queens. Be sure to get your college basketball odds in the Bodog Sportsbook now.