The struggling Syracuse Orange will look to bounce back at home against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. While both teams have had their struggles, Syracuse's performance at home and Wake Forest's offensive woes could make for an interesting matchup.
The Syracuse Orange have not been impressive through 12 games this year, but a home date against Wake Forest is exactly the kind of spot Ed Scimia wants to back the Orange in. The struggling Syracuse Orange will look to enjoy some home cooking when they host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the JMA Wireless Dome on Tuesday afternoon.
While Syracuse has not been impressive by any stretch, they’ve been solid at home and that’s one of the reasons I’m taking the Orange to pick up the win in my Wake Forest vs. Syracuse predictions below.Wake Forest has jumped out to a 9-4 record this season, but the Demon Deacons haven’t been impressive — or particularly entertaining — while they’ve been winning games. Most of their wins have come against far lesser competition, while they have gone just 2-4 in their last six outings against major conference opposition, including a 0-3 record on the road in those games. What’s most concerning for Wake Forest fans is how tepid the team’s offense has looked anytime it faces decent competition. The Demon Deacons are averaging 67.5 ppg, one of the lowest numbers in all of Division 1 basketball. They don’t shoot well from the field (42.8%), are particularly bad from three-point range (26.5%), and even accounting for their pace of play and decent strength of schedule, KenPom.com rates them 189th in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency.Syracuse wants to welcome for a visit. At just 6-6, the Orange have been struggling to compete, mainly because they’ve had trouble stopping anyone with any offensive talent from scoring the ball. Syracuse is allowing a horrendous 78.8 ppg, with opponents shooting 45.6% from the field against the Orange. However, Syracuse has been able to play reasonable defense against teams that don’t push the pace or have the kinds of scorers that can take over the gam
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