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Duke Blue Devils
101 – 64
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · Cameron Indoor Stadium · February 17, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread DUKE -20.5 Home covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money DUKE -4000 / SYR +1600
Model Predictions
Spread Total DUKE win
Actual DUKE +37 165 Won
Massey DUKE -20.5 (+16.5) — —
Massey Totals — 146.5 (+18.5) —
Bradley-Terry — — 98% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 99% ✓
Baseline Plus ML DUKE -19.5 (+17.5) 142.6 (+22.4) 90% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ DUKE -18.0 (+19.0) 143.2 (+21.8) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML DUKE -17.0 (+20.0) 140.4 (+24.6) 90% ✓
Baseline ML DUKE -18.4 (+18.6) 141.8 (+23.2) 90% ✓

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 6, 2025 DUKE 83 – 54 SYR
Jan 3, 2024 DUKE 86 – 66 SYR
Feb 18, 2023 DUKE 77 – 55 SYR
Mar 10, 2022 DUKE 88 – 79 SYR
Feb 26, 2022 DUKE 97 – 72 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings DUKE SYR
Overall 35-3 15-17
Conference 17-1 6-12
Home 15-0 12-6
Away 10-1 2-7
Neutral 10-2 1-4
Last 5 4-1 3-2
Streak L1 L6
Avg Pts For 81.6 75.0
Avg Pts Against 63.6 74.2
Massey 26.6 (#2) 9.0 (#68)
Bradley-Terry 4.67 (#3) 1.45 (#67)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.22 (#2) 1.92 (#66)
RPI 0.674 (#2) 0.543 (#83)
Shooting & Four Factors DUKE SYR
FG% 49.6% 47.3%
3PT% 34.1% 33.3%
REB / G 39.6 35.0
OREB / G 11.8 10.5
AST / TO 1.53 1.18
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 57.2% 53.3%
TOV% 16.3% 16.1%
ORB% 36.7% 30.0%
FT Rate 27.4% 24.2%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 46.0% 48.3%
Opp TOV% 19.0% 18.4%
DRB% 74.9% 66.7%
Opp FT Rate 16.3% 24.5%

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