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Syracuse men’s basketball: predictions and poll for Bryant

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After back-to-back overtime games in Brooklyn, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is hoping to get back in its groove. The Orange (3-2) face Bryant (4-1) in a late-afternoon tip-off at the JMA Wireless Dome.

It may not seem like it, but this is a pretty important early-season game for Syracuse. After its matchup against Bryant, the team will be on the road in back-to-back games against Illinois in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and Notre Dame in the Orange’s first matchup against an ACC opponent.

With all of that in mind, here are our predictions against Bryant:

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Syracuse 85, Bryant 71

Bryant has been scoring points at will this season as the nation’s leader in points per game (99.