Syracuse students agree: It's good to beat every other school from your state on your schedule.
Syracuse has a close call against Northeastern on Wednesday, only making two shots from behind the arc. Buddy Boeheim and Alan Griffin combined for two points. Dolezaj had some pretty good looks near the basket, but they just didn't seem to fall. Syracuse is only playing UB, but another performance like that will spell another loss to Buffalo in the Dome.
Syracuse had an uncharacteristic night on Wednesday. After absolutely destroying Boston College on the road, Syracuse couldn't hit the ocean from a boat against Northeastern at home. Literally every player had an off night at the same time. The good thing is they were playing Northeastern. In theory it shouldn't happen two games in a row for everyone. I expect Boeheim or Griffin bust out. But obviously the smart money is feeding Guerrier again and again. Syracuse should run away with the game if they keep getting points off turnovers at the front of the Zone, but they are also getting good inside looks from Guerrier, to open up action for everyone else. On the other side, obviously the Zone allows some looks from three for Buffalo. But Buffalo isn't a big three point shooting team. Most of their points are earned inside, and mostly from Jeenathan Williams, who gets 20ppg. If Syracuse minds the paint and keeps track of Willaims inside, Syracuse should do enough to prevent the Bulls from staying close. I don't think Syracuse will have a down day. After getting an ass chewing from Boeheim at practice, I'm guessing they'll come out and be a little sharper than last time. I'm taking the Orange by 17.
This game is available on The ACC Network at 6:00pm. Both John and I will be watching. The battle for Upstate NY commences. GO ORANGE!
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