Twenty-one years in captivity / His shoes too small to fit his feet "Nelson Mandela" - The Specials
JMA Wireless Dome · December 14, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread GTWN -1.5 Away covered
O/U 151.5 Under
Money SYR -105 / GTWN -115
Model Predictions
Spread Total SYR win
Actual GTWN +4 146 Lost
Massey SYR -1.5 (-5.5)
Massey Totals 155.1 (-9.1)
Bradley-Terry 57%
Weighted B-T 71%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -1.9 (-5.9) 152.9 (-6.9) 51%
Baseline ML SYR -1.3 (-5.3) 148.8 (-2.8) 48%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -2.1 (-6.1) 148.3 (-2.3) 56%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -3.5 (-7.5) 151.2 (-5.2) 54%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 9, 2023 SYR 8068 GTWN
Dec 10, 2022 SYR 8364 GTWN
Dec 11, 2021 GTWN 7975 SYR
Jan 10, 2021 SYR 7469 GTWN

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings SYR GTWN
Overall 14-19 18-16
Conference 7-13 8-12
Home 11-6 14-5
Away 2-9 3-9
Neutral 1-4 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 74.7 72.0
Avg Pts Against 77.8 69.6
Massey 2.5 (#125) 5.4 (#89)
Bradley-Terry 0.22 (#157) 0.76 (#115)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.60 (#141) 0.65 (#133)
RPI 0.527 (#126) 0.552 (#98)
Shooting & Four Factors SYR GTWN
FG% 47.3% 45.9%
3PT% 27.3% 29.2%
REB / G 39.2 37.3
OREB / G 10.7 12.6
AST / TO 1.45 1.32
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.2% 51.4%
TOV% 14.1% 17.3%
ORB% 29.4% 34.8%
FT Rate 25.3% 19.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 52.8% 46.5%
Opp TOV% 12.9% 23.1%
DRB% 77.9% 71.5%
Opp FT Rate 23.0% 17.8%

Game Analysis

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