Perhaps Syracuse basketball should suit up away from the Hill for the remainder of its Atlantic Coast Conference calendar during the 2019-20 campaign.
This remark is made a bit tongue-in-cheek, but consider that the Orange, after winning in overtime at No. 18 Virginia on Saturday afternoon, is 2-0 in league play outside of Central New York, while the ‘Cuse is 0-3 when hosting its foes.
Strange, for sure.
Why this slightly small pattern has transpired to date is unclear. Ultimately, the explanation doesn’t matter all that much. Syracuse (9-7, 2-3), desperate for a signature success, entered this match-up versus the Cavaliers (11-4, 3-2) with a bunch of things working against it.