Winner claims central New York basketball superiority for one whole year.
The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team returns to action as it hosts the Colgate Raiders from the JMA Wireless Dome. The game tips at 7 p.m. and airs on the Yes Network or can be streamed on ACCNX.
Syracuse opened the season with a win over Lehigh and has had a full week to practice before this matchup. Colgate, of course, beat Syracuse 100-85 a season ago and broke a 50-year losing streak to the Orange. The Raiders return after making an NCAA Tournament appearance a season ago, marking three straight years (sans 2020) of punched tickets to the Big Dance.
Syracuse opened as a 7.5 point favorite in this one. The over/under is set at 153. The algorithm (KenPom) predicts a 79-70 Syracuse win.
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