ACC Tournament GameThread: Miami vs Syracuse

After a 20-10 (10-8 ACC) regular season, the Miami Hurricanes are the #9 seed in the ACC Tournament. That seed gave the Canes a 1st round bye ahead of their 2nd round ACC Tournament game.

The Canes will face the 8th seeded Syracuse Orange (18-13, 10-8 ACC) in the postseason opener for both teams.

Before we go any further, here's the time of the game, where/how to watch or listen

GAME INFO

Teams: #9 seed Miami Hurricanes (20-10, 10-8 ACC) vs #8 seed Syracuse Orange (18-13, 10-8 ACC)

Day & Time: Wednesday, March 8, 12:00 noon ET

Venue: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

TV: ESPN

Streaming: WatchESPN app/ESPN3.com

Radio: 560 WQAM (and WQAM online stream)

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Miami and Syracuse played once in the ACC Regular Season, with Syracuse emerging with a 70-55 win.

Here's our home-and-home Q&A with our SBNation brothers over at Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician ahead of the game:

Miami vs Syracuse: ACC Tourney preview Q&A w/ @jamesszuba of @nunesmagician. #Canes #Orange https://t.co/ns73jxuZ6i pic.twitter.com/EdMHgRSMFT

— StateOfTheU.com (@TheStateOfTheU) March 7, 2017

Syracuse vs. Miami preview: Q&A with @TheStateOfTheU https://t.co/IQAiIG2KIf pic.twitter.com/ZuvZuKGnKD

— NunesMagician.com (@NunesMagician) March 7, 2017

Here are some game notes from UM Athletics ahead of today's game:

Everything you need to know before the Canes face Syracuse on Wednesday afternoon in the ACC Tournament.https://t.co/EZaXflWs74

— Canes Hoops (@CanesHoops) March 6, 2017

Our SOTU writers Jeremy Fialkow, Max Thoma, and Cam Underwood predicted how this game will play out. And their thoughts are:

Jeremy Fialkow: "Give me the ‘Canes in this one. While the re-insertion of Ja’Quan Newton into Coach L’s starting lineup — post suspension — has seemingly put Miami’s offense into a funk, I’d look for the veteran presence of senior G Davon Reed to lead the way into the third round of play. ‘Canes 71-’Cuse 63"

Max Thoma: "Canes shoot well over the zone and win a nail-biter. Big game for Dejan Vasiljevic"

Cam Underwood: "I wrote this in my Q&A with TNIAAM, but I have Syracuse winning by 5. I think their length and Miami's newfound struggles on offense are the perfect recipe for a 1-and-done ACC Tourney for the Canes."

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So now, you're 100% ready for today's ACC tournament opener. Hop in the comments and discuss the game, and vote in the poll for today's outcome.

And, most of all...

GO CANES