Syracuse

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Syracuse comes off a home loss to unranked Cleveland State, in which Cedric Jackson hit a miracle bomb to win the game at the buzzer. The Orange didn't deserve a victory, so the result was more than justified. The Cuse have been hanging on by a bare thread all season.. but that won't cut it against a Memphis squad that is probably under-ranked at 19th. Losing in OT at Georgetown is no shame, and I like the Tigers to reassert themselves here.