The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is back in action after a 16-day covid pause that resulted in two postponed games (Lehigh and Cornell).
Syracuse returns home to host Brown out of the Ivy League. The Orange own the all-time series edge 4-3—including the last four—but these two squads haven’t played since the 1986 NCAA Tournament; a 101-52 Syracuse win which was actually played in the Carrier Dome.
As for this matchup specifically, the Orange opened as a 10.5 point favorite over Brown. Both teams haven’t played a game in over two weeks — Brown’s last game came on Dec.