I don't believe the oddsmaker has paid enough respect to these two team's defensive abilities with this high of a total. Syracuse has its famed 2-3 zone, while West Virginia has its deadly press. 
Derek Culver may be a load inside, but I'm not sold on West Virginia's outside shooting, nor Syracuse handling the Mountaineers' constant pressure and maniac intensity. West Virginia certainly is not going to ignore sizzling Buddy Boeheim. 
The better the competition, the more these defenses seem to step up. The Under is 7-1 the past eight times Syracuse has met an above .500 opponent. That's West Virginia's Under mark, too, the past eight times it has faced a winning opponent.