I'll write on your tombstone, "I thank you for dinner." "Bungle in the Jungle" - Jethro Tull
Syracuse Orange
107 100 2OT
FINAL Conference
California Golden Bears
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 12, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -6.5 Home covered
O/U 148.5 Over
Money SYR -305 / CAL +245
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +7 207 Won
Massey SYR -2.2 (+4.8)
Massey Totals 147.0 (+60.0)
Bradley-Terry 36%
Weighted B-T 39%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -2.2 (+4.8) 143.9 (+63.1) 65%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -2.0 (+5.0) 143.1 (+63.9) 61%
Baseline ML SYR -1.8 (+5.2) 144.1 (+62.9) 58%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -1.9 (+5.1) 145.1 (+61.9) 60%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 2, 2025 SYR 7566 CAL

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR CAL
Overall 15-17 22-12
Conference 6-12 9-9
Home 12-6 17-5
Away 2-7 4-6
Neutral 1-4 1-1
Last 5 1-4 3-2
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 75.0 77.7
Avg Pts Against 74.2 73.4
Massey 8.7 (#70) 9.6 (#61)
Bradley-Terry 1.06 (#84) 2.15 (#46)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.61 (#77) 2.63 (#52)
RPI 0.532 (#103) 0.578 (#52)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR CAL
FG% 47.1% 44.8%
3PT% 33.5% 37.6%
REB / G 34.7 34.4
OREB / G 10.4 8.5
AST / TO 1.15 1.35
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 53.1% 52.8%
TOV% 16.4% 15.0%
ORB% 29.8% 25.4%
FT Rate 23.7% 30.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 18.8% 15.9%
DRB% 67.0% 69.5%
Opp FT Rate 24.8% 23.1%

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