Syracuse students agree: Starting the season with the defending Natty Champs is bold.
Syracuse tips off the 2019-2020 campaign with a conference game in the Carrier Dome on the new ACC Network. Oh yeah, and it's against the defending National Champions. This will be the first time ever that Syracuse starts a season against the defending Natty Champs. However, both teams have lost their "go to" players and will be looking for younger players on the roster to step up. As we know, that's going to be Elijah Hughes for Syracuse. For the Cavs, they will mainly be looking to forward Mamadi Diakite to lead the scoring. He is their leading returning scorer and also their shot blocking leader from last season. Virginia also led the ACC in three point defense. Syracuse, with Hughes returning, and the various roster additions, will look to improve on shooting from long range and capitalize on Hughes, Boeheim, Girard, and others being able to drain the three. While Virginia being the defending champs will automatically make them favored in this game, I think Syracuse has a real chance to put the league and the country on notice early that this team can score and do some damage this season. If Syracuse is able to get good point guard play, and distribute the ball, they should get the sizable home crowd on their feet and use Dome Field Advantage to power to a nice early league win. I'm taking Syracuse in a close one by six. This game is available nationally on The ACC Network at 9:00pm. John will be in the Dome. I'll be on the couch. We'll see you out there. LET'S GO ORANGE!
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