The 10th ranked North Carolina Tar Heels are on the road at the Carrier Dome to take on the Syracuse Orange. The Tar Heels are hot right now with 5 straight wins. The defending National Champions are 21-7 on the season, and have gone 6-4 on the road. The Tar Heels are coming off a road win at the Louisville Cardinals.
The Orange of Syracuse come into the game fresh off a road win at Miami. The Orange are 18-9 on the season, but 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange are 13-4 at home this season. The North Carolina Tar Heels are -5.5 on the road at the Syracuse Orange on Wednesday.
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The Syracuse Orange could use a few more wins to feel safe about getting into the NCAA Tournament. The Orange won their first 6 games of the season before a loss to Kansas. The Orange in conference play have gone 7-7 with notable wins over Louisville and Miami, but losses to Notre Dame and Wake Forest.
The Orange are led in scoring by Tyus Battle. The guard is scoring more than 19.5 points per game, and playing nearly 39 minutes per gnight. Frank Howard and Oshae Brissett are the other two Orangemen scoring double digits per game, with a combined 30 per game. Big man Pascal Chukwu is averaging nearly 3 blocks per game in the paint for Syracuse.
Tar Heels Looking to Keep Heating Up
Roy Williams and his North Carolina Tar Heels are looking to defend their national title. The Tar Heels have been heating up since their home win over the Duke Blue Devils. Overall, the Tar Heels have won five straight games. In each of the last five games, the Tar Heels have scored 82 points or more. In three of those games, the Tar Heels have scored more than 90 per game.
On the season, North Carolina is scoring 83.6 points per game. The Tar Heels defense has improved on the season, and are allowing 73.4 points per game. The Tar Heels are led in scoring by Luke Maye with 18.4 points per game. Second on the team is Joel Berry II with 17.7 points per game. The Tar Heels finish their regular season slate at home against Miami, and then on the road at Duke.
Tar Heels Top Orange on Wednesday
The North Carolina Tar Heels are playing good basketball right now. The Tar Heels are looking to get hot and make another run to get back to where they were a season ago. The Tar Heels can score at will, and they should be able to figure out the zone defense that the Orange are going to throw at them. The Tar Heels win this game, possibly by double digits over Syracuse on Wednesday.
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