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Syracuse Orange
84 71
FINAL Conference
Virginia Tech Hokies
Atlantic Coast Conference · JMA Wireless Dome · February 28, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -1.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Over
Money SYR -125 / VT +100
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual SYR +13 155 Won
Massey VT -0.5 (+13.5)
Massey Totals 150.6 (+4.4)
Bradley-Terry 73%
Weighted B-T 71%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -0.4 (+12.6) 149.2 (+5.8) 60%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -1.3 (+11.7) 150.3 (+4.7) 60%
Baseline ML SYR -1.5 (+11.5) 152.0 (+3.0) 65%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -0.7 (+12.3) 150.8 (+4.2) 64%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Jan 22, 2026 VT 7674 SYR
Mar 1, 2025 VT 10195 SYR
Jan 29, 2023 VT 8570 SYR
Jan 12, 2023 SYR 8272 VT
Feb 12, 2022 VT 7159 SYR

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR VT
Overall 20-12 19-15
Conference 11-9 10-10
Home 14-2 15-2
Away 4-7 2-10
Neutral 1-3 2-3
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 75.4 74.9
Avg Pts Against 76.3 71.0
Massey 5.9 (#92) 9.7 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 1.79 (#49) 1.44 (#70)
W. Bradley-Terry 2.10 (#53) 1.88 (#62)
RPI 0.588 (#37) 0.554 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR VT
FG% 44.8% 46.0%
3PT% 32.9% 35.4%
REB / G 33.0 32.4
OREB / G 8.8 7.7
AST / TO 1.18 1.34
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.5% 53.5%
TOV% 15.8% 16.6%
ORB% 24.6% 25.3%
FT Rate 24.7% 27.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.7% 50.4%
Opp TOV% 20.9% 17.4%
DRB% 67.8% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 18.9% 21.8%

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