Syracuse vs Louisville: Road Woes & Shooting Showdown

0:00On March 3rd, Syracuse heads to Louisville on Tuesday night for an ACC matchup with big stakes on both sides. The visiting orange sit at 15 wins and 14 losses overall, 6 and 10 in conference, chasing a victory to lock in better tournament seating, and hit a 500 record. The host cardinals are 29, 9 and 7 in the ACC, aiming to snap a two-game skid and boost their NCAA tournament chances. Both teams need to shake off recent slumps. Syracuse has dropped their last three games and 9 of their past 12, including six straight road losses since beating Pittsburgh on January. 10. Meanwhile, Louisville's back core powers their offense, averaging 86 points per game with the nation's third highest three-point attempt to rate. That guard-heavy attack features Ryan Conwell at 18.4 points per game and 93mate threes plus freshman Mikel Brown Jr. with 18.2 points and 4.7 assists, despite a nagging back issue.

1:00Javon Hadley adds 11.3 points in strong rebounding while Isaac McNeely drains threes and nearly 39 percent. Louisville's defense ranks well overall, especially inside the arc, but they've slipped lately, letting recent foes shoot over 60 percent on, two pointers and struggling to force turnovers. Syracuse, solid with the ball lately, has leaned hard on threes in four their last five games, winning just 2 with mixed results from deep. Expect Louisville's shooters to exploit Syracuse's road- limitations and a predicted 87 to 74 carnal wind keeping their postseason hopes. Alive as the Orange Fire to Re Group Alive as the Orange Fire to Regroup Alive as the Orange Fire to Regroup Alive as the Orange Fire to Regroup Alive as the Orange Fire to Re group Alive as the Orange Fire to Regroup