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Syracuse Basketball in the Sweet 16 versus Duke, by the numbers

‘Cuse Nation is all pumped up by the glorious run so far from the SU hoops outfit in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

That journey now heads to Omaha, Neb., where on Friday night in the Sweet 16 of the Midwest Region, the No. 11 seed Orange (23-13) will clash with the No. 2 seed and fellow Atlantic Coast Conference member, Duke (28-7).

Since numbers are fun, let’s examine a bunch of them in preparation for this enticing encounter.

First and foremost, the Blue Devils are the heavy favorite, and that should surprise no one.