Syracuse vs. Duke: TNIAAM predictions & poll

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports The Syracuse Orange and Duke Blue Devils are both trying to keep bowl hopes intact this Saturday, so a win would certainly help out those goals. Though SU and Duke have struggled of late, you could argue the Orange have struggled more. There’s also the added wrinkle of seeing what this Syracuse defense looks like under new management.

Before this road game gets going on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on ACC Network, the TNIAAM staff weighs in on what’s likely to happen:

Brandon Ross

Duke 35, Syracuse 24

The SU defense is better than the exorbitant 58 points it allowed against Boston College. That said, I’m not sure it can turn around so quickly under a new interim…