Syracuse Orange v. NC State ACC Tourney Prediction Preview (3/13/24)

Syracuse (20-11) enters ACC Tournament play when they take on North Carolina State (18-14) in the second round. Syracuse, the seventh seed in the ACC Tournament, swept the season series with #10-seed North Carolina State, winning at home in late January, 77-65, and again on the road less than four weeks later, 87-83. J.J. Starling led the way for the Orange in the first meeting, hitting four 3’s en route to 26 points, and Chris Bell had 26 points in the second matchup, knocking down eight 3-pointers.