The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is back in action after dropping two of its last four games, taking on the Indiana Hoosiers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Syracuse is just 3-5 in the event since it joined the ACC in the 2013-14 season. The Orange won its first ever game in the series, however, against Indiana. Syracuse is 5-1 all-time against the Hoosiers, but lost the most important game, a 74-73 heartbreaker in the 1987 National Championship game.
As for tonight’s meeting, Syracuse is a 2.5 point underdog. KenPom predicts a 74-73 Indiana win, ironically the same score of the 1987 national title game.