How to Watch Syracuse at Florida State
Matchup: Syracuse (14-10, 7-6) at Florida State (8-16, 6-7)
Location: Tucker Center (Tallahassee, FL)
Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern - Wednesday, February 8th.
Television: ESPNU
Stream: LIVE STREAM
Radio: TK99, Cuse.com, TuneIn App
Broadcast Team: Anish Shroff, Jordan Cornette
Odds: Syracuse -2.0/Over Under 150
ESPN Matchup Predictor: Syracuse has a 55.4% chance to win.
Series History: Syracuse holds a 9-6 series lead against Florida State and has won two of the last three. That includes a victory in the most recent meeting, a 96-57 blowout of the Seminoles in the ACC Tournament last season. Cole Swider led the Orange with 28 points and 13 rebounds in that one. Syracuse won the most recent game at Florida State, 63-60, last season as well.
Live Stats: LINK
Syracuse enters the 2022-23 season in a situation it has not been in under Jim Boeheim. Coming back from a losing season. The Orange finished the 2021-22 campaign below .500 for the first time in more than 50 years and has completely reshaped the roster in the offseason. While veterans Joe Girard, Jesse Edwards, Benny Williams and Symir Torrence are all back, Syracuse has seven newcomers in freshmen Judah Mintz, Quadir Copeland, Justin Taylor, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown, Peter Carey and transfer Mounir Hima. Syracuse won both of the two exhibition games for the Orange, against Indiana (PA) and Southern New Hampshire, though neither victory was particularly impressive. The regular season started with a win over Lehigh, loss to Colgate, win over Northeastern and overtime victory over Richmond. The Orange followed that up with an overtime loss to St. John's, home loss to Bryant and blowout loss at Illinois. Syracuse bounced back with an impressive road win at Notre Dame, blowout of Oakland, convincing victory over Georgetown, knocking off Monmouth and beating Cornell. The Orange then suffered a setback against Pitt before bouncing back against Boston College and Louisville. Syracuse then fell at Virginia before topping Virginia Tech and Notre Dame. The Orange lost a heartbreaker at Miami before blowing out Georgia Tech and losing another heartbreaker to North Carolina. Virginia Tech then dominated Syracuse before the Orange lost yet another heartbreaker to Virginia before beating Boston College on the road. .
Florida State has dealt with a lot of injuries to key players that derailed the season from the get go. Still, the Seminoles racked up early season losses to the likes of Stetson, Central Florida, Troy, Siena, Stanford and Nebraska, among others. FSU has been better in conference play, playing nearly .500 ball. The six wins, however, were primarily against the bottom of the conference. They include two wins over Notre Dame, two wins over Louisville and a win over Georgia Tech. A road win at Pittsburgh is its most impressive of the season, and the 'Noles have played Virginia and Clemson tough. Wing Matthew Cleveland is FSU's best player, averaging 14.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting 37.8% from three point range. Guard Darin Green is another quality scorer who can shoot from the outside at 14 points and 40.7% from beyond the arc. As a team, the Seminoles shoot 34.7% from deep.
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