Syracuse students agree: Do or die.
Syracuse let another close one slip through their fingers at FSU. Now Syracuse heads to The 'Ville to take on the #11 team in the nation in one of the toughest arenas in the nation. Can Syracuse pull a big upset and stay in the hunt for an elusive NCAA birth?
Syracuse heads into this game off a loss to FSU. However, Louisville is coming off back to back losses of their own. A loss to GTech, and a baffling loss to Clemson. Unfortunately for the Orange, it's unlikely the Cards are going to have another bad game in a row. Syracuse desperately needs Buddy Boeheim to bust out of his funk as well. Despite massive scoring efforts from Joe Girard, and Elijah Hughes when he was on the floor and not out due to injury, Syracuse couldn't beat FSU or NC State in their last outings. Buddy Boeheim didn't contribute. And despite being in both games late, they couldn't get a bucket to ice the game. Syracuse now faces Louisville, a team they beat by 20 last season. Jordan Nwora again leads the Cards, with 18.2ppg right now. He's neck and neck with Hughes in the ACC scoring lead. Louisville is very good at shooting, hitting 40.7% from behind the arc. The good news is their big man is only 6'10" and should be easier to handle than FSU was. That being said, Syracuse will have to really guard the three point line. If they don't this will be over quick. If Boeheim again adds a zero to the scoring, this will be over before the last four minutes. Either way, while I think Boeheim does come back and add some scoring after two really bad games, the Cards will be too much to handle for Syracuse. I'm taking Louisville by seven.
This game is available on ESPN at 7:00pm. John is on vacation and may or may not be watching this at a bar. I'm in the home office. Enjoy, try not to say too many Boeheim Hot Takes, and GO ORANGE!
This game is available on ESPN at 7:00pm. John is on vacation and may or may not be watching this at a bar. I'm in the home office. Enjoy, try not to say too many Boeheim Hot Takes, and GO ORANGE!
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