Louisville vs Syracuse: Brown's Big Night

0:00On March 3rd, Louisville Cardinals host the Syracuse Orange tonight in their home finale at the KFC Yumcenter. Tip off is at 9 p.m. Eastern on the ACC network. The Cardinals sit at 20 wins and 9 losses overall, 9 and 7 in conference while Syracuse is 15 and 14, 6 and 10 in the brain, ACC. Louisville is a 14 point favorite and they lead the all-time series 20 to 14 after crushing Syracuse 85 to 61 back on. January 14th, the Cardinals have dropped their last two road games, including a close loss at Clemson. But Fresh Ring Guard Mike Hale Brown Jr. has been on fire, tying a school record with 45 points against NC State last month. That performance also set an ACC fresher mark and earned him player and rookie of the week honors. Louisville boasts impressive team stats, like six wins by 40 or more points this season and multiple gains with tons of assistant threes. Meanwhile, Syracuse has lost three straight, the latest and 88 to 83 heartbreaker at Wake Forest.

1:03Soft more forward. Donnie Freeman dropped a career high 28 points there and senior Nate Kings has been hot lately, averaging 14 and a. Half over his last six games, the Orange Ring 3rd nationally in blocks per game and just hit a season high 13 threes in that loss. Head coach Pat Kelsey brings a strong conference record into March and his team looks to bounce back with explosive offense at home. Statistical models heavily favor Louisville in this match up. Fans are buzzing about whether Brown can deliver another big night as the cards chase momentum heading into the postseason.