Syracuse Basketball Vs. Louisville: How to Watch and Listen
By Josh Peelman
The Syracuse Basketball team plays their 26th game of the season against Louisville at home Wednesday evening. Inside The Loud House tells you how you can watch and listen to the game.
Syracuse basketball is right back where it seems to always end up every year: on the bubble. Following a loss to NC State on the road a week ago, the Orange are now firmly on the bubble with four Top 25 teams on the docket coming up with the first of them up next in Louisville at the Carrier Dome Wednesday night.
Louisville unexpectedly is having a bounce-back year after struggling to float following Rick Pitino’s departure from the program last year. They are now one of the hottest teams in the nation and a team that can beat almost anyone. The Orange will have their hands full pulling the upset.
The Orange desperately need to beat the Cardinals as they sit at a very ugly 17-8 record and have very few quality wins on their record outside of a big Duke upset on the road. If they beat Louisville at home, it will greatly improve their bubble position and make them feel a little better heading into the Duke rematch on Saturday.
The Cardinals are super talented and are a team that can score in bunches which can be a huge advantage at times. Their one big flaw though is they don’t have one true floor leader. That was on full display just over a week ago when they had a 23 point lead versus Duke, according to ESPN.com, in the final nine minutes and lost because no one would step up and make a bucket when they needed it most.
The Orange luckily have a proven go-to guy in Tyus Battle and can lean on him come crunch time to pull the Orange through to a win. The Orange’s main flaw though is they struggle to score at times, and without a bunch of scoring they will not beat the Cardinals.
The Orange according to ESPN.com have almost a 50-50 shot of pulling the upset. According to ESPN.com’matchup predictor, they give the Cardinals a 51.5% chance of winning the game, Wednesday night. Hopefully, the Orange can beat the odds and pick a huge win they desperately need. Its not a must-win scenario yet, but its about as close to being one at this point in the season as their is.
So will this home game be televised? The answer is yes! It will be in shown nationally on ESPN this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. ET, according to ESPN.com. You can also view the game on streaming devices or online on the WatchESPN app or ESPN3.com. The game, as always, can also be heard locally on the radio on Syracuse’s IMG Sports Network: 99.5 FM/105 FM, or at online under the listen tab at Cuse.com, according to Cuse.com. For all other game details, check out the info below:
Game Info
Who’s Playing: Syracuse (17-8, 8-4 ACC) and Louisville (18-8, 9-4 ACC)
Where: Carrier Dome
Rivalry: 9-18, Louisville leads all-time series, according to Orangehoops.org
When: Wednesday, February 19th at 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Online Stream: Watch ESPN app/ESPN3.com (however it is subject to blackout in some markets)
Radio: 99.5 FM/105 FM (TK-99), WAER 88.3 FM, and Cuse.com
Up Next for Syracuse: Saturday, February 23rd vs Duke
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