Preview & Prediction: #6 UNC at Syracuse

Posted Jan 9, 2016
"I have a bad feeling about this." There are a variety of factors at play that point to the distinct possibility UNC loses at Syracuse on Saturday night. Let's list them. UNC has never started 4-0 in the ACC under Roy Williams. Jim Boeheim's first game back after his nine game NCAA suspension, meaning the crowd and team will be hyped up. Prediction: Syracuse 77, UNC 72 (Tar Heel Blog)

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