Syracuse (4-2) hosts Cornell (4-3) on Saturday night inside the Carrier Dome, where SU head coach Jim Boeheim and his son, Buddy, match up against a familiar face: Jimmy Boeheim. A year ago, Jimmy scored 11 points against his dad’s team. This time, he’ll face his brother and father on Jim Boeheim’s court.

Here’s what our beat writers think will happen Saturday night.

Charlie DiSturco (4-2)
If you don’t chew Big Red …
Syracuse 73, Cornell 50

After a tough matchup on the road against Ohio State, Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome in the Battle of the Boeheim’s. It’s a perfect game for the Orange to figure out its kinks as Frank Howard nears 100 percent health-wise. Cornell fell to Colgate by 16 on its home court two weeks ago, the latter being a team SU blew out by 21. It’ll be an easy win for the Orange, as it enters a stretch of seven-straight home games.

Matthew Gutierrez (3-3)
Buddy & Jim reign
Syracuse 78, Cornell 50

Syracuse wins by a lot. More fun? Jim and Buddy Boeheim defeat Jimmy and the Big Red in a family reunion that the Boeheim’s will remember for the rest of their lives. Jim Boeheim has a list of records at Syracuse and adds to his long resume another feat: coaching one son against another. That this could be the first of numerous family reunions is exciting.

Billy Heyen (5-1)
Awkward Sunday dinner
Syracuse 77, Cornell 47

Juli Boeheim has said she often likes her children to come home from college for Sunday dinner. If that happens this week, it’ll be after Buddy and Jimmy face off on the court, with SU head coach Jim Boeheim on the sideline. It could be made awkward after SU cruises past a Cornell team that lost to Colgate — the same team the Orange beat by 21 — by 16. Matt Morgan might light the Carrier Dome on fire for the Big Red, but that’ll be about it for the visitors.

Published on November 29, 2018 at 3:58 pm