GameThread: Syracuse Orange (12-3) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-3)

The Syracuse Orange (12-3, 1-1) are coming off a loss to Wake Forest, but they have a chance to get right back on track today, hosting the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-3, 2-0). Notre Dame will be without both Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell, which should help SU’s odds of winning a little bit.

Things tip off from the Carrier Dome at 3:15 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on ESPN2/WatchESPN, unless you’re braving the cold to watch in-person.

But before all of that, what do we need to know about the Irish in advance? Some links to peruse at your leisure:

• Key info for this matchup: History, time, odds, etc.
• Five things to watch when the Orange face Notre Dame
• Our friends at One Foot Down answer some questions about ND
• ... and we return the favor over there as well
• Ball movement has not been SU’s forte this year
• There’s still plenty of room (and opportunity) for improvement this year
• ESPN’s bracketology says the Orange are a 10-seed
• The TNIAAM staff makes its predictions (and so do you)

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G’ORANGE!