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Syracuse beat writers predict ACC-Big 10 Challenge

Syracuse beat writers predict ACC-Big 10 Challenge

Twelve games. Two nights. Syracuse-Indiana is one of a dozen games featuring Atlantic Coast Conference teams taking on Big 10 squads this weekend as seven Top 25 teams highlight the competition including half of the top 10. Also included are five of the first seven teams outside the Top 25 — including the Hoosiers.

The field:

Tuesday:
Indiana at No. 4 Syracuse, 7:15 p.m., ESPN
Illinois at Georgia Tech, 7:15 p.m., ESPN2
Penn State at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 22 Michigan at No. 10 Duke, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Notre Dame at No. 23 Iowa, 9:15 p.m., ESPN2
Florida State at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m., ESPNU

Wednesday:
Maryland at No. 5 Ohio State, 7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 Wisconsin at Virginia, 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Northwestern at North Carolina State, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU
North Carolina at No. 1 Michigan State, 9:00 p.m., ESPN
Boston College at Purdue, 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
Miami (Fla.) at Nebraska, 9:30 p.m., ESPNU

Syracuse beat writers David Wilson, Stephen Bailey and Trevor Hass weighed in on the games. Here are their predictions.

Wilson: ACC wins 7-5. Winners: Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Duke, Notre Dame, Minnesota, Ohio State, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Michigan State, Purdue, Miami.

Bailey: ACC wins 8-4. Winners: Syracuse, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, Duke, Notre Dame, Florida State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Michigan State, Purdue, Miami.

Hass: ACC wins 8-4. Winners: Syracuse, Illinois, Pittsburgh, Duke, Notre Dame, Florida State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, North Carolina State, Michigan State, Boston College, Miami.

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