I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
Louisville Cardinals
69 70
FINAL Conference
Syracuse Orange
Atlantic Coast Conference · KFC Yum! Center · January 4, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread SYR -9.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money LOU +333 / SYR -450
Model Predictions
Spread Total LOU win
Actual SYR +1 139 Lost
Massey SYR -9.6 (+8.6)
Massey Totals 135.7 (+3.3)
Bradley-Terry 11%
Weighted B-T 11%
Efficiency Plus ML SYR -10.1 (+9.1) 142.3 (-3.3) 16%
Baseline Tuned ML SYR -10.0 (+9.0) 141.7 (-2.7) 17%
Baseline ML SYR -8.5 (+7.5) 144.3 (-5.3) 18%
Baseline Plus ML SYR -9.7 (+8.7) 143.4 (-4.4) 17%

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

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 4, 2026 LOU 7762 SYR
Jan 15, 2025 LOU 8561 SYR
Mar 3, 2024 SYR 8276 LOU
Feb 8, 2024 SYR 9492 LOU
Feb 5, 2022 SYR 9269 LOU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LOU SYR
Overall 4-28 17-15
Conference 2-18 10-10
Home 4-13 11-7
Away 0-11 5-6
Neutral 0-4 1-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L5 L1
Avg Pts For 63.9 74.1
Avg Pts Against 75.8 72.9
Massey -11.0 (#342) 2.8 (#121)
Bradley-Terry -2.65 (#349) 0.22 (#150)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.56 (#333) 0.45 (#140)
RPI 0.406 (#323) 0.509 (#160)
Shooting & Four Factors LOU SYR
FG% 40.5% 46.4%
3PT% 31.0% 33.9%
REB / G 31.6 36.9
OREB / G 8.1 11.0
AST / TO 0.51 1.29
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 45.8% 51.3%
TOV% 23.9% 16.4%
ORB% 24.8% 31.4%
FT Rate 27.7% 21.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 53.4% 47.5%
Opp TOV% 17.8% 20.4%
DRB% 69.8% 64.9%
Opp FT Rate 18.8% 15.7%

Game Analysis

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