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Syracuse basketball will be underdog for third straight NCAA Tournament game (make your prediction)

Detroit -- The Syracuse men's basketball team has pulled off two consecutive upsets to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It will have to pull off a third, and its biggest of the season, in order to advance to the Sweet 16 in Omaha.

The No. 11 seeded Orange opened as an 8.5-point underdog against No. 3 Michigan State, according to the website VegasInsider.com. The matchup is scheduled to tip-off at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Sunday. The winner will advance to the Sweet 16 in Omaha, where it will meet the winner of a game between No.