match: Syracuse (9-5, 2-1) v Louisville (2-12, 0-3)
position: KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Kentucky)
time: 7:00 PM ET – Tuesday, January 3.
tv set: ESPNU
stream: live stream
wireless: TK99, Cuse.com, TuneIn App
broadcast team: Dave O’Brien, Corey Alexander
odds: Syracuse -8.5. Over/Under 137.5
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ESPN matchup predictions: Syracuse’s win rate is 79.6%.
Series history: Syracuse trails its all-time series 11-19 thanks to Louisville’s seven-game win streak from 2007-2011 and five of its six-game winning streak from 2013-2017. series edge. Orange has also won three of his last four meetings. This includes his 92-69 victory over the Dome last season.
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Syracuse enter the 2022-23 season under conditions never experienced under Jim Boheim. Coming back from a losing season. Orange finished his 2021-22 season under . 500 for the first time in over 50 years, completely rebuilding his roster in the offseason. Veterans Joe Girard, Jesse Edwards, Benny Williams and Simir Torrence are all back, but Syracuse has freshmen Judah Mintz, Quadir Copeland, Justin Taylor, Chris Bunch, Malik Brown, There are seven rookies in Peter Carey, and transfer Mounir Hima. It wasn’t particularly impressive. The regular season began with a win over Lehi, a loss to Colgate, a win over Northeastern, and an overtime win over Richmond. The Orange followed suit with an overtime loss to St. John’s, a home loss to Bryant, and a heavy loss in Illinois. Syracuse bounced back with an impressive road win at Notre Dame, blowing Oakland and convincing wins against Georgetown, knocking off Monmouth and beating Cornell. Orange then fumbled against Pitt and bounced back against Boston College.
Louisville had high hopes for new head coach Kenny Payne to take over the program. But this season, things started badly. The Cardinals lost his first nine games before back-to-back toppings of Western Kentucky and Florida A&M. Louisville suffered his next three losses to Lipscomb, North Carolina, and Kentucky. The Cardinals have also lost to Bellamine, Wright State, and Appalachian State this season. Guard El Ellis is the only player to average his double-figure scoring average of 17.5 and have 4.1 assists per game. Brandon Huntley Hatfield’s transfer, he leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game. Beyond the arc he shoots only 31% as Louisville teams with forward Jae’lyn Withers as the biggest threat with 38.2%.
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