Syracuse Orange (8-3) vs Montana State Bobcats (5-6) GameThread

The Syracuse Orange (8-3) hosts the Montana State Bobcats (5-6) tonight in the Carrier Dome and look to get a winning streak started once again.

Opening tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and you'll be able to watch the game about 45 second late on ESPN3 (with Roosevelt Bouie, at least).

It’s the second meeting between the two programs. The Orange defeated the Bobcats, 88-55, in the opening round of the 1996 NCAA Tournament.

We're predicting an easy win for the Orange, which usually means the game will be way closer than it should be and we all leave feeling meh about a win.

James scouted the Bobcats so you can take it easy beforehand.

Michael dug into the advanced stats to see what the story is for SU beyond the obvious.

We're officially halfway through the Mike Hopkins Experiment and Boeheim is that much closer to being able to make eye contact with his players again.

Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below. G'ORANGE!