Syracuse, N.Y. - Joe Lunardi is aware of his reputation in Syracuse.

The longtime ESPN bracketologist, the guy who pioneered the postseason art form, was here Thursday night when SU defeated St. Joseph’s 71-63 in the JMA Wireless Dome. Lunardi, a St. Joseph’s graduate, does color commentary for Hawks radio broadcasts.

For years, Syracuse fans railed against Lunardi and either a) his Orange bubble talk or b) his inability to predict SU’s postseason fate.

“Nobody’s thrown anything at me yet,” he quipped before the game.

Syracuse beat the Hawks on a snoozy, late-night encounter. It was not the Orange men’s best effort.

Lunardi was asked, before a minute of basketball was played Thursday, about his early outlook for Syracuse. The Orange is now 6-3, with a signature win over Tennessee, a

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