On Tuesday, in the Jimmy V Men’s Basketball Classic at Madison Square Garden, the No. 7 Syracuse Orange will take on the No. 6 Michigan State Spartans and ESPN will broadcast this match at 9 pm ET.

In college basketball betting NCAA Odds have not yet been posted.

Even as the Orange is a perfect 8-0 SU, but just 1-6 ATS, the Spartans are 6-2 SU and 4-4 ATS so far this season.

With a foot injury Michigan State guard Russell Byrd is out for an indefinite period whereas Syracuse has no injuries to report.

By going a perfect 3-0 straight up and 3-0 against the point spread in their past three meetings, the Orange have conquered the Spartans, head-to-head.

When the Orange defeats the Spartans 96-83, the teams haven’t met since Jan. 3, 2004. The score went over the total of 134 as Syracuse covered the spread as a 4-point home favorite.

The Spartans blew out the Bowling Green Falcons 74-39 when Michigan State last played on Saturday. The score stayed under the over/under total of 133 as MSU covered as a 26.5-point favorite.

Even though Syracuse could not cash as a 12-point home favorite, on Saturday they beat the North Carolina State Wolfpack 65-59 and the score was under the total of 140.5.