Duke and Syracuse are playing live on ESPN Saturday and the college basketball game is streaming online for the Blue Devils and Orange and comes as Syracuse is undefeated and they matchup at the Carrier Dome starting up at 6:30 pm ET and it will be online on the WatchESPN website and comes as Duke is in the top 25 and Syracuse looking to extend their record from 20-0 in the ACC conference game.
Syracuse had a close game against Wake Forest last week and Duke comes in after winning handily against Pitt and now the Orange will look to continue their season undefeated and they are 20-0 and 7-0 in the conference and are number two in the nation behind Arizona. Wichita State and Arizona are the other ones in the nation and now the two ACC rivals will face off and it comes as the Blue Devils are playing well and they are scoring over 80 points per game and are shooting over 47 percent from the floor and that should make for a nice offensive showdown, as Duke has some great scorers in Jabari Parker and Rodney Hood and they could be the team to finally break down Syracuse.
Duke has now won five games in a row after losing two of three games, including their first ACC matchup with Notre Dame as well as to Clemson after beating Georgia Tech and now they are coming into a nice part of the schedule and they will have Syracuse at home later in the month at Cameron Indoor Stadium and they also have two games against North Carolina coming up. Parker and Hood are the top two scorers for the team this season and the defense has been solid while allowing 66 points per game and they will need to play well on Saturday night to keep Syracuse back and the team also is averaging seven steals per game and that could be a factor in the matchup. CJ Fair has led the way for Syracuse and now the team is looking to get another win and comes as Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim are two of the most decorated college coaches ever.
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The two teams have split their eight matchups overall and now the Orange come in with an undefeated record and they have won two straight on the road with Miami and Wake Forest and have won three straight on the road since winning over VT and now they come in against Duke before playing against Notre Dame on Monday at the Carrier Dome. The team is averaging over 70 points per game and shooting over 45 percent from the floor and the defense has been stellar, as they are ranked sixth in scoring with 57 points allowed and they are also in the top in steals with nine per game.
Syracuse comes in playing very well this season and the defense will have to be solid and Tyler Ennis comes in after scoring 18 points with four assists in the win over Wake and now they have the chance to keep things going against the Blue Devils. The Orange have some tough games coming up this season for the rest of the schedule, including a return trip to Duke as well as matchups with Pitt on the road as well as Maryland, Virginia and Florida State. The game starts up at 6:30 pm and will be streaming live on ESPN and the WatchESPN website.
