Tonight, your Wake Forest Demon Deacons take on the Syracuse Orange in the first round of the ACC Tournament, trying to begin what would be the most unlikely run in ACC Tournament history. The Deacs split the season series, winning 73-67 at home on January 3, and falling in the Carrier Dome, 78-70, on February 11. Syracuse is somewhere between a 3 and 4 point favorite, and the O/U is at 110. kenpom has Syracuse winning 69-65 and gives the Deacs a 37% chance of pulling the slight upset.
If we’re going to pull it off, Bryant Crawford is going to need to be an effective zone buster.