Syracuse students agree: Syracuse should beat Virginia Tech.
Syracuse came up one point short against Notre Dame in a really entertaining game with a disappointing ending. Now Virginia Tech heads into the Dome before Syracuse departs on the road. Can Syracuse take care of business in this one?
Virginia Tech comes in with the same conference record of 1-2. Their leading scorer is Redshirt Freshman Landers Nolley II, who is leading the team in scoring at 17.4ppg. Like Notre Dame, Virginia Tech will be chucking up a ton of 3s in this one. The good news is, unlike Notre Dame, VTech doesn't have much of an inside scoring threat like ND. Similarly, they don't present a large rebounding challenge, matching up virtually identically with Syracuse. Their leading rebounder is Nolley from the guard position. Syracuse should be able to get a rebounding advantage out of the Zone and get some easy transition buckets in this one. Additionally, Syracuse is a better defending team than VTech, and should be able to fblock some shots on the rare case the Hokies go inside. VTech takes care of the ball well, as they're 4th in the country in turnovers, but Syracuse, like against Notre Dame, should find some success pressuring the ball. Jim Boeheim has already said we'll see more of Quincy Guerrier in this game, and considering Virginia Tech isn't that tall of a team, Syracuse should find some success in the paint using him. Syracuse has a much better matchup in this game than against Notre Dame. I'm taking the Orange over the Hokies by eight.
This game is available on The ACC Network at 9:00pm. John and I are both watching from the home offices. Google what a Hokie is, and GO ORANGE!
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