Syracuse students agree: Notre Lame is lame.
Syracuse opens true ACC play at home with Notre Dame. Both teams are having a fairly down year, but all bets are off in conference play. Can Syracuse start the slate off with a win?
Syracuse enters the game a slim favorite at home. And Syracuse opens with the best rebounding player in the nation. A double-double machine, Notre Dame's John Mooney will prevent many second chance opportunities from Syracuse. He's got 10 on the season, averaging 14.9ppg and 13.5rpg. Sidibe will have to stay foul free, and try and make his life difficult. Notre Dame also doesn't turn over the ball much, only having 9.6 per game which is second in the nation. This is going to be a offensive game. The winner of the game will be the offense that performs better, and doesn't have a lengthy scoring drought. If Syracuse consistently makes shots, or is even able to force some unusual turnovers out of Notre Dame to get a few quick runouts, Syracuse should be in good shape. if Syracuse gets in foul trouble, or is dominated in the paint and on the boards, this game could be over quick. I honestly have no faith in Sidibe to stop points in the paint, and it will likely end up with Dolezaj running defense that will help in any way. Only by the fact Syracuse is at home, I'm picking the Orange in a tight one. SU by 5 over ND.
This game is available on ESPN 2 at 4:00pm. Syracuse is in the Dome with John. I'm in the home office. We'll see you out there. GO ORANGE!
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