{"id":15584,"date":"2014-01-31T19:46:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2014-02-02T22:36:33","modified_gmt":"2014-02-02T22:36:33","slug":"will-the-syracuse-orange-win-the-college-basketball-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/will-the-syracuse-orange-win-the-college-basketball-championship.html","title":{"rendered":"Will the Syracuse Orange win the 2014 College Basketball Championship?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season, the Orange debuted as a member of the ACC and judging by the look of how things have gone so far for the team, it\u2019s not far-fetched to think that they will make back-to-back Final Four appearances.<\/p>\n<p>[sc:NCAAB240banner ]As of this writing, the Orange are still undefeated with a 20-0 SU record \u2013 one of the only remaining three teams to go this far with an unblemished overall record. Syracuse was seeded No. 8 in the preseason but mainly due to their undefeated streak, are now ranked No. 2, just behind Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>We know there\u2019s plenty of basketball left with the Big Dance still a full month away, but the way Syracuse is trampling one opponent after another, \u00a0\u00a0it\u2019s tough to avoid the question of whether they can win the national championship at Arlington in April. As of now, Syracuse is labelled as <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/2014-ncaa-championship\">+600 to win it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Syracuse will become the last team standing in the NCAA Tournament, then the following factors are some of the most likely reasons why.<\/p>\n<h3>Defense<\/h3>\n<p>If you look up the word <i>defense<\/i> on a Webster, there\u2019s a big chance that you\u2019ll see a picture of coach Boeheim beside it. Syracuse has long been known as a defense-first squad and this season is no exception. The Orange often employ their trademark 2-3 zone defense and as a result, the Orange are 5<sup>th<\/sup> this season in scoring defense (57.8 PPG). They are also allowing only 48.2 shots a game to opponents, ranked 6<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation.<\/p>\n<h3>Consistency<\/h3>\n<p>Through seven games in conference play, the Orange withstood teams like North Carolina (57-45) and fellow ACC transferee, No. 22 Pittsburgh (59-54). For those keeping score, the win over Pittsburgh is the third this season for Syracuse against Top 25 teams. Before the conference play, the Orange beat No. 18 Baylor and No. 8 Villanova.<\/p>\n<h3>Balanced Roster<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Tyler-Ennis-Syracuse-Orange.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15586\" alt=\"Tyler Ennis, Syracuse Orange\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Tyler-Ennis-Syracuse-Orange.jpg\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Tyler-Ennis-Syracuse-Orange.jpg 594w, http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Tyler-Ennis-Syracuse-Orange-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Orange have a good mix of freshmen and experienced upperclassmen. Syracuse has five freshmen and among them is Tyler Ennis. Ennis is one of the nation\u2019s top freshmen with some even putting him ahead of Duke\u2019s Jabari Parker as the best of them all. The standout freshman is averaging 12.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and\u00a0\u00a0 5.4 APG. Along with them are four seniors whose deep tournament experiences from last year would come in handy come March Madness. That group includes C.J. Fair, who forewent joining the NBA draft to play one more for coach Boeheim. Fair is the team\u2019s leader in scoring with 16.7 PPG. He is priced +<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/futures\">1,800 to win the John. R. Wooden award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe that the Syracuse Orange will win the 2013-2014 NCAA National Title? See the latest <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/college-basketball\/ncaa-mens\">odds and lines of Syracuse\u2019s games<\/a> at Top Bet\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/\">sportsbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n[sc:NCAAB490Banner ]\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"15584\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,542&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season, the Orange debuted as a member of the ACC and judging by the look of how things have gone so far for the team, it\u2019s not far-fetched to<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"15584\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;2,542&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":15585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[149,48,870,1089],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Syracuse Orange - 2014 NCAA College Basketball Championship Prediction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Will the Syracuse Orange win the 2014 NCAA College Basketball Championship? 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